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Coconut (Engl.)
Cocos nucifera L.
AntisepticNot provided Height: 30 m tall Leaves: Leaves bright green, 5-6 m long x>1 cm broad. Flowers: Staminate flowers about 1 cm. long, yellow-white pointed; pistillate flowers much larger. Fruits: Fruits green, yellow, or bronzy red when immature, brown when mature; mesocarp dry, fibrous; endocarp brown, bearing 3 germination pores.
Location & Habitat
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR), BENGUET, KIBUNGAN, sandy beaches and coastal areas in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. This species has been introduced inland by humans and can be found planted and naturalized in gardens, parks, plantations, and along roadsides in areas with abundant sunligh
Research
Benguet State University: Documentation and Digitalization of Traditional Knowledge and Health Practices: Kankanaeys of Palina and Ekachakran Ethnolinguistic Groups of the Cordillera
Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Cocos nucifera L.
- Local Name
- Coconut (Engl.)
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Category
- Antiseptic
- Date Collected
- Jun 28, 2026
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