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Common names: | Coconut (English) |
Description: | Description as for the genus. |
Notes: | Occasionally cultivated at low altitudes in Zimbabwe, e.g. in the Kariba area. |
Derivation of specific name: | nucifera:from the Latin nux, a nut and fera, bearing, hence 'nut-bearing'. |
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Worldwide distribution: | 1 species occurring from Central Malesia to SW Pacific. |
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Insects associated with this species: | Zophopetes dysmephyla (Larval foodplant) |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 48. (Includes a picture). |
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