Description

• The slender, leaning, ringed trunk of the coconut palm rises to a height of up to 25 metres (80 feet) from a swollen base and is surmounted by a graceful crown of giant feather like leaves.
• Mature fruits, ovoid or ellipsoid in shape, 300–450 mm (12–18 inches) in length and 150–200 mm (6–8 inches) in diameter, have a thick fibrous husk surrounding the familiar single-seeded nut of commerce.
• A hard shell encloses the insignificant embryo with its abundant endosperm, composed of both meat and liquid.

Uses

• Coconut flesh is edible and coconut juice can be drank for thirst quenching, oil yielding, firewood, house making, remedy for urinary disorders.