Cocos nucifera

Mehmud, Selim & Roy, Himu, 2021, Diversity and distribution of palms (Arecaceae) in Assam, India, Check List 17 (1), pp. 69-93 : 82

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.1.69
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scientific name	Cocos nucifera
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Cocos nucifera View in CoL L.

Diagnostic characters. Solitary, erect, 15–20 m tall woody palm tree; trunk brown, 30–35 cm in diameter. Leaf pinnate, 4–6 m long; petiole green, brown fibre at base; leaflets regular, 120–130 per side, 0.7–1 m long, lin- ear, entire, acuminate with prominent midvein. Inflores- cences 0.6–1 m long; bracts brown; pistillate flowers at base, staminate flowers at apex of the rachillae; fruits ovate, brown ca. 15 cm in diameter.

Flowering and fruiting. Throughout the year.

Distribution. Throughout Assam.

Vernacular names. Narikol (Assamese).

Uses. Food, oil (fruit), firewood (leaf, stem), broom (midvein).

Material examined. INDIA • Assam, Marigaon ; 26°12′ 30″N, 092°03′12″E; alt. 1 m; 08 Apr. 2018; S. Mehmud leg. GoogleMaps ; CH.