*Cocos Linnaeus. Subfamily: Arecoideae. Tribe: Cocoseae. Subtribe: Atteleinae. Coconut Palm.
A monotypic genus, a tree, the single species now pantropical (but originally probably from the w. Pacific islands).
Ref: Zona (1997); Zona (2000) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000). Show full citations.
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