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The Extraordinary Coconut Tree at Ko Tao - Chumphon, Thailand; Author: Piith Hant: Date and time of data generation: 17:11, 19 October 2014: Label: Green: Short title: The Extraordinary Coconut Tree at Ko Tao - Chumphon, Thailand; Horizontal resolution: 300 dpi: Vertical resolution: 300 dpi: Software used: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7.1 ...
The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") [2] can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which botanically is a drupe, not a nut. They are ubiquitous in coastal tropical regions and are a cultural icon of the tropics. The coconut tree provides food, fuel, cosmetics, folk medicine and building materials, among many other uses.
Coconut is the partially edible seed of the fruit of the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera). [37] Coir is a coarse, water-resistant fiber extracted from the outer shell of coconuts, used in doormats, brushes, mattresses, and ropes. [38] Some indigenous groups living in palm-rich areas use palms to make many of their necessary items and food.
Copra has traditionally been grated and ground, then boiled in water to extract coconut oil. It was used by Pacific island cultures and became a valuable commercial product for merchants in the South Seas and South Asia in the 1860s. Nowadays, coconut oil (70%) is extracted by crushing copra; the by-product is known as copra cake or copra meal ...
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.
Goa's state animal is the Gaur, the state bird is the Flame-throated Bulbul, and the state tree is the Indian Laurel. [citation needed] Rice paddies are common in rural Goa. The important forest products are bamboo canes, Maratha barks, chillar barks, and the bhirand. Coconut palm trees are common throughout Goa barring the elevated regions.
A Federal Flag Bill was proposed in the Cook Islands Parliament in 1892, but was not assented to. The proposed flag had consisted of three horizontal stripes (red, white, red), with a Union Flag in the top left corner, overlaid by a black coconut palm tree on a white circle. [1]