Thursday, 19 June 2014

If we take the scientific part Coconut tree it belongs to the plantae kingdom. It is in the division of magnoliophyta. Liliopsida is the class which it fall in and it is of arecales order. it is in the family of arecaceae and in the genus of cocos. The species of cocnut is c.nucifera. the binomial name for coconut tree is cocos nucifera. It is a type of palm tree , which may grow upto 30m in height. The leaves of a coconut tree are 4 -6 m long.

The fruit of the coconut palm is known as coconut. The coconut tree is a monocot and it is a large nut. Coconuts are mainly found in tropical countries. The flesh is white in colur and it can be even eaten raw and it is mainly used in cooking. It is used in many of the tropical recipes.

The two main belts of coconut palms in the coastal areas are india and bagladesh. Coconut milk is used widely in these areas. The oil oozed from coconut is also used a hair oil. The coconut has a hard outside shell which can be broken. Because of the reason that it has got a hard shell its also used in craftworks. Many drinks also use its milk as an ingredient. Srilankans use coconut flowers for wedding celebrations. In the Maldives it is the national tree.

A very famous alcoholic drink which is used widely in southern parts of india is also extracted from these trees.






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