Coconut palm
The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) is a tropical palm cultivated for its fruit and many products, including food, oil, fiber, timber, and fuel.
Cocos nucifera: Cocos nucifera is the scientific name of the coconut palm, the sole living species in its genus. This botanical name identifies the cultivated palm across its many regional forms.
Copra: Copra is dried coconut kernel processed primarily to extract coconut oil. It has long linked harvested coconuts to commercial oil production.
Coconut domestication: Coconut domestication is the human selection and cultivation of coconut palms over generations. Cultivation transformed a coastal plant into a globally important crop.
Smallholder agriculture: Smallholder agriculture is farming conducted on relatively small plots, often relying heavily on household labor. Many coconut-growing regions depend on small farms rather than large estates.
Coconut: A coconut is the large, fibrous, single-seeded fruit of the coconut palm. Its husk, shell, water, and kernel are distinct parts with different uses.
Coconut oil: Coconut oil is an edible vegetable oil extracted from the kernel of mature coconuts. It is a major food and industrial product of coconut cultivation.
Coconut dispersal: Coconut dispersal is the movement of coconut seeds by ocean currents and human transport. The fruit’s buoyant husk enables sea travel, while people carried coconuts between islands.
Tropical agriculture: Tropical agriculture is crop and livestock production in regions between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Coconut farming is a prominent perennial system within tropical agriculture.
Palm tree: A palm tree is a flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, usually with an unbranched stem and a crown of leaves. The coconut palm is one member of this diverse plant family.
Coir: Coir is the coarse natural fiber extracted from coconut husks. It is made into ropes, mats, brushes, and horticultural growing media.