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  2. Coconut - Wikipedia

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    The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family and the only living species of the genus Cocos. [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.

  3. Lodoicea - Wikipedia

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    Lodoicea, [4] commonly known as the sea coconut, coco de mer, or double coconut, is a monotypic genus in the palm family. The sole species, Lodoicea maldivica , is endemic to the islands of Praslin and Curieuse in the Seychelles .

  4. Palm branch - Wikipedia

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    Today, the palm, especially the coconut palm, is a symbol of a tropical island paradise. [39] Palms appear on the flags and seals of several places where they are native, including those of Malta, Haiti, Paraguay, Guam, Florida, Poland, Australia and South Carolina. The palm branch symbol is included in MUFI: ⸙ (2E19, 'Palm Branch' in Unicode).

  5. Emblem of the Maldives - Wikipedia

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    The depicted coconut palm represents the livelihood of the Nation according to Maldivian folklore and tradition. The inhabitants believe it to be the most beneficial tree to them as they utilize every part of the tree on various applications ranging from medicine to boat building.

  6. Syagrus weddelliana - Wikipedia

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    Originally, the palm was placed in the same genus as the coconut palm, under the name Cocos weddelliana, before moving to the queen palm genus, Syagrus, and then to Lytocaryum. Based on morphological and molecular evidence, Larry Noblick and Alan Meerow subsumed Lytocaryum back into Syagrus in 2015.

  7. Macapuno - Wikipedia

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    Macapuno also called coconut sport, is a naturally occurring coconut cultivar which has an abnormal development of the endosperm. The result of this abnormal development is a soft translucent jelly-like flesh that fills almost the entire central cavity of coconut seeds, with little to no coconut water .

  8. Syagrus romanzoffiana - Wikipedia

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    Syagrus romanzoffiana, the queen palm, [7] cocos palm or Jerivá, is a palm native to South America, introduced throughout the world as a popular ornamental garden tree. S. romanzoffiana is a medium-sized palm, quickly reaching maturity at a height of up to 15 m (49 ft) tall, with pinnate leaves having as many as 494 pinnae (), although more typically around 300, each pinna being around 50 ...

  9. Legends of the coco de mer - Wikipedia

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    The nature and origin of this extraordinary nut was mysterious, and the propagation of the tree was not understood. A number of legends arose both about the nuts, and about the trees that produce them. The coco de mer palm has separate male and female trees, unlike the coconut palm. And, unlike the fruit of the coconut tree, the coco de mer ...