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The Andaman Giant Coconut can have a weight of about 8 lbs (3.6 kg). [8] Mora [9] or "Mangle Nato" Mora oleifera or Mora megistosperma: Senna family (Caesalpinaceae) 7 in by 6 in by 3 in 18 cm by 15 cm by 8 cm. 2.2 lbs (1 kg) [10] East Indies Palmyra Borassus sundaicus: Palm family (Arecaceae or Palmae) 2.2 lbs (1 kg) [11] African Palmyra ...
Coconut oil (or coconut fat) is ... A thousand mature coconuts weighing approximately 1,440 kilograms (3,170 pounds) ... amounting to more than 60% of the dry weight ...
Coconut palm leaves. Cocos nucifera is a large palm, growing up to 30 metres (100 feet) tall, with pinnate leaves 4–6 m (13–20 ft) long, and pinnae 60–90 centimetres (2–3 ft) long; old leaves break away cleanly, leaving the trunk smooth. [6]
A full-sized coconut weighs about 1.44 kg (3 lb 3 oz). [14] Coconut palms are cultivated in more than 80 countries, with a total production of 61 million tonnes per year. [ 15 ]
Coconut trees are generally spaced 9 m (30 ft) apart, allowing a density of 100–160 coconut trees per hectare. A standard tree bears around 50–80 nuts a year, and average earnings in Vanuatu (1999) were US$ 0.20 per kg (one kg equals 8 nuts)—so a farmer could earn approximately US$120 to US$320 yearly for each planted hectare.
2. Full of Antioxidants. On top of the various nutrients, coconut water also has notable antioxidant properties. All the research on coconut water antioxidants has been done on animals.
The mature fruit is 40–50 cm in diameter and weighs 15–30 kg, and contains the largest seed in the plant kingdom. [13] The fruit, which requires 6–7 years to mature and a further two years to germinate, is sometimes also referred to as the sea coconut, love nut, double coconut, coco fesse, or Seychelles nut. [14]
Coconut logs in Klaten, Java, Indonesia. Coconut timber is a hardwood-substitute from coconut palm trees. It is referred to in the Philippines as coconut lumber, or coco lumber, and elsewhere additionally as cocowood [1] or red palm. [2] It is a new timber resource that comes from plantation crops and offers an alternative to rainforest timber.