Flora of Mozambique: Cultivated plants
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Cocos nucifera
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Matusadona National Park, Tashinga, Zimbabwe.
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| Common names: | Coconut (English) | |
| Description: | Description as for the genus. | |
| Notes: | Recorded along the Indian Ocean coastline in FZ, where it is certainly commonly cultivated. It is not clear if this species ever becomes naturalised and for the time being, I (MAH) have included this species as a purely cultivated plant. | |
| Derivation of specific name: | nucifera:from the Latin nux, a nut and fera, bearing, hence 'nut-bearing'. | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | 1 species occurring from Central Malesia to SW Pacific. | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Zophopetes dysmephyla (Larval foodplant) | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 48. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Cocos nucifera:
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Flora of Burundi: Cocos nuciferaFlora of Mozambique: Cocos nucifera
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Cocos nucifera
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Cocos nucifera
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cocos nuciferaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cocos nucifera
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cocos nucifera
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cocos nucifera
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Cocos nucifera
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cocos nucifera
JSTOR Plant Science: Cocos nucifera
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cocos nucifera
Plants of the World Online: Cocos nucifera
Tropicos: Cocos nucifera
Wikipedia: Cocos nucifera
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