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Arecaceae
Cocos
*Cocos Linnaeus. Common name: Coconut Palm.
A monotypic genus, a tree, the single species now pantropical (but originally probably from the w. Pacific islands).
Subfamily: Arecoideae. Tribe: Cocoseae. Subtribe: Atteleinae.References: Dransfield & Uhl (1998) In Kubitzki (1998b); Zona (1997); Zona (2000) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000). Show full citations.
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© Alan M. Cressler | Cocos nucifera | Original Image ⭷
© Joey Shaw | Cocos nucifera source | Original Image ⭷
© Keith Bradley | Cocos nucifera | Original Image ⭷
© Joey Shaw | Cocos nucifera source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Cocos nucifera, Macaya Hotel, Beaumont, Grand Anse Department, Haiti 2 by Alan Cressler | Cocos nucifera source
© Alan Cressler: Cocos nucifera, Macaya Hotel, Beaumont, Grand Anse Department, Haiti 1 by Alan Cressler | Cocos nucifera source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: cocos nucifera, makaiwa bay, mauna lani resort, south kohala district, hawaii county, hawaii 1 by Alan Cressler | Cocos nucifera source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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