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This is a list of countries by coconut production from the years 2017 to 2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The estimated total world production of coconuts in 2022 was 62,409,431 metric tonnes , down 0.6% from 62,791,068 tonnes in 2021. [ 1 ]
Oil palm refers to several palms that yield oil from fruit pulp and seeds, primarily Elaeis guineensis, the African oil palm, the major palm oil crop species; but also: Attalea maripa, the maripa palm; Cocos nucifera, the coconut palm, which yields coconut oil from its seeds; Elaeis oleifera, the American oil palm
The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") [2] can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which botanically is a drupe, not a nut. They are ubiquitous in coastal tropical regions and are a cultural icon of the tropics. The coconut tree provides food, fuel, cosmetics, folk medicine and building materials, among many other uses.
Coconut Cocos nucifera: Palm family (Arecaceae or Palmae) 6 inches 15 cm The Andaman Giant Coconut can have a weight of about 8 lbs (3.6 kg). [8] Mora [9] or "Mangle Nato" Mora oleifera or Mora megistosperma: Senna family (Caesalpinaceae) 7 in by 6 in by 3 in 18 cm by 15 cm by 8 cm. 2.2 lbs (1 kg) [10] East Indies Palmyra Borassus sundaicus ...
Firefighters with the Florida Forest Service and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue battled a smoldering blaze at a coconut palm tree farm for hours Friday morning and afternoon.
Copra production begins on coconut plantations. Coconut trees are generally spaced 9 m (30 ft) apart, allowing a density of 100–160 coconut trees per hectare. A standard tree bears around 50–80 nuts a year, and average earnings in Vanuatu (1999) were US$ 0.20 per kg (one kg equals 8 nuts)—so a farmer could earn approximately US$120 to US ...
The following is a list of widely known trees and shrubs found in Texas. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Taxonomic families for the following trees and shrubs are listed in alphabetical order by family . [ 6 ]
This palm does not perform well in hot, humid tropical climates. Butia palm or jelly palm, pindo palm (Butia odorata) [10] [11] – Along with Jubaea, possibly the hardiest known pinnate-leaved palm. B. odorata is a palm native to Brazil and Uruguay. [10] This palm grows up to 6 m (20 ft), exceptionally 8 m (26 ft), in a slow but steady manner.