Origin of Coconuts

Coconut Origin

Scientific name : Cocos nucifera

Family: Palmae or Arecaceae

sub family : Arecoideae

Tribe: Cocoeae

Origin: believed to be Western Pacific

Now i will tell you little bit of its history...

The origin of this plant are the subject of controversy .

some authorities claiming it is native to southeast Asia, while others claim its origin is in northwestern South America

Hawaiian Islands, the coconut is regarded as a Polynesian introduction, first brought to the Islands by early Polynesian voyagers from their homelands in the South Pacific.

Fossil coconuts were found in India and New Zealand ..their survival is unbelievable , coconut seeds can germinate even after floating in sea currents for 4 months.

They have spread throughout the tropical world by traveling through ocean and by dispersal by humans

In the 6th century coconut became known to the western world . From Indian ocean it was imported into Egypt .

Marco Polo named the coconut as the "Pharoah's nut" as he traveled through India.

'Coconut ' means .....

The coconut word has been derived from Spanish or Portuguese origin.

Coco, means "spectre, goblin" or "grinning face" or monkey face. There are thre

e holes on the coconut, which makes it appearance resemble an eerie or pop-eyed merry face.

Even though coconut is not a nut it is known as nut instead of fruit.

The species name nucifera means meaning "bearing nuts"....

As of now it is spreaded all over in the tropical world....next time be careful in

Goan or Kerala Beaches while enjoying the shadow under a coconut tree .....