*Cocos nucifera Linnaeus. Common name: Coconut Palm. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Beaches, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of the Paleotropics (now pantropical). Photographic evidence of at least the sporadic arrival and short-term germination of this species has been supplied from as far north as Bear Island, Onslow County, NC, 11 Jun 1996 (Dave Owen, pers. comm. and photograph).
Origin/Endemic status: Pacific Islands
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, FNA22, K4, S, S13, WH3, Zona (1997); = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Cocos nucifera L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Cocos nucifera - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
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