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Coconut Tree I wonder if all Coconut trees around the world are of the same species or could there be a sub-species. There are indeed different types of coconut fruit of different sizes and taste :D Coconut,Coconut palm,Cocos nucifera,Maldives,Tree Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Coconut Tree

I wonder if all Coconut trees around the world are of the same species or could there be a sub-species. There are indeed different types of coconut fruit of different sizes and taste :D

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The Coconut palm

The coconut palm, ''Cocos nucifera'', is a member of the family Arecaceae. It is the only accepted species in the genus ''Cocos''. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which, botanically, is a drupe, not a nut.

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Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Jul 19, 2018. Captured Jul 11, 2018 19:44.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
  • f/4.0
  • 1/403s
  • ISO200
  • 3.8mm