39,652 observations
coconut palm
Cocos nucifera
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Liliopsida ›Order: Arecales ›Family: Arecaceae ›Genus: Cocos
About
The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family) and the only species of the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the whole coconut palm or the seed, or the fruit, which, botanically, is a drupe, not a nut. The spelling cocoanut is an archaic form of the word. The term is derived from the 16th-century Portuguese and Spanish word coco meaning "head" or "skull", from the three indentations...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of coconut palm is Cocos nucifera.
- coconut palm belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- coconut palm belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- coconut palm belongs to the class Liliopsida.
- coconut palm belongs to the order Arecales.
- coconut palm belongs to the family Arecaceae.
- coconut palm belongs to the genus Cocos.