26 Facts About Coconut

Coconut tree is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos.

Coconut tree provides food, fuel, cosmetics, folk medicine and building materials, among many other uses.

Coconut has cultural and religious significance in certain societies, particularly in the Western Pacific Austronesian cultures where it features in their mythologies, songs, and oral traditions.

Coconut palms are believed to be largely cross-pollinated, although most dwarf varieties are self-pollinating.

Coconut took the term from the Arabs, who called it ??? ???? jawz hindi, translating to 'Indian nut'.

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Coconut palms require warm conditions for successful growth, and are intolerant of cold weather.

Coconut played a critical role in the migrations of the Austronesian peoples.

Coconut palm is damaged by the larvae of many Lepidoptera species which feed on it, including the African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta) and Batrachedra spp.

Coconut palms are normally cultivated in hot and wet tropical climates.

Coconut cultivars grown in Oman are generally of the drought-resistant Indian 'West Coast tall' variety.

Coconut trees are increasingly grown for decorative purposes along the coasts of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia with the help of irrigation.

Coconut palms are cultivated north of south Florida to roughly Cocoa Beach on the East Coast and Clearwater on the West Coast.

Coconut palm is grown throughout the tropics for decoration, as well as for its many culinary and nonculinary uses; virtually every part of the coconut palm can be used by humans in some manner and has significant economic value.

Coconut oil extracted from coconut milk or copra is used for frying, cooking, and making margarine, among other uses.

Coconut water serves as a suspension for the endosperm of the coconut during its nuclear phase of development.

Coconut flour has been developed for use in baking, to combat malnutrition.

Coconut vinegar, made from fermented coconut water or sap, is used extensively in Southeast Asian cuisine, as well as in some cuisines of India and Sri Lanka, especially Goan cuisine.

Coconut oil is commonly used in cooking, especially for frying.

Coconut'sll, freed from the husk, and heated on warm ashes, exudes an oily material that is used to soothe dental pains in traditional medicine of Cambodia.

Coconut trunks are used for building small bridges and huts; they are preferred for their straightness, strength, and salt resistance.

Coconut timber comes from the trunk, and is increasingly being used as an ecologically sound substitute for endangered hardwoods.

Coconut water is traditionally used as a growth supplement in plant tissue culture and micropropagation.

Coconut can be hollowed out and used as a home for a rodent or small birds.

Coconut was a critical food item for the people of Polynesia, and the Polynesians brought it with them as they spread to new islands.

Coconut is an essential element of rituals in Hindu tradition.

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Coconut is used as a target and prize in the traditional British fairground game coconut shy.