Cocos nucifera
(Coconut palm)
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FAMILY |
Arecaceae |
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Species |
Cocos nucifera |
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Common name |
Coconut palm |
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Fruit colour; life form |
Brown; palm |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
A solitary palm with a stout trunk particularly at the base, it is rarely vertical, with long pinnate arching leaves at the top. Old leaves are regularly shed. The large fruits have a fibrous husk, rarely less than 20 cm long.
