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Coconut
  Diseases
Cultivation
Images
Publications
 
Coconut
 Kingdom Plantae
DivisionMagnoliophyta
ClassLiliopsida
Order
Family Arecaceae
Sub family
GenusCocos
SpeciesC.nucifera
Binomial NameCocos nucifera

The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera), is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). It is the only species in the Genus Cocos, and is a large palm, growing to 30 m tall, with pinnate leaves 4-6 m long, pinnae 60-90 cm long; old leaves break away cleanly leaving the trunk smooth. The term coconut refers to the fruit of the coconut palm.
Species infecting Coconut
P.arecae
P.heveae
P.nicotianae
P.palmivora
 
Designed and Developed by: Alias E., Shaji A., M. Anandaraj and S.J. Eapen, Bioinformatics Centre, IISR, Calicut.