Coconut palm (species: Cocos nucifera) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Cocos nucifera
Coconut palm


©Anne Hoggett: Cocos nucifera at Coconut Beach, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Cocos nucifera at Coconut Beach, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: The coconut grove at One Tree Coconut Beach, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Arecales
Family Arecaceae
Genus Cocos
Species Cocos nucifera

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Buckley, R.C. and H. Harries (1984). Self-sown wild type coconuts from Australia, Biotropica, 16(2): 148-151. LIRS catalog number 137.
  • Colvill, A., M. Ahmet, S. Clag and B. Haigh (2004). Lizard Island fauna and flora sampling report.Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. LIRS catalog number 10067.
  • De Sloover, J.R. and M. Dufrene (1999). Flora and vegetation of Turtell V, Turtell Islands Group (Queensland, Australia), Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg./ Bull. Nat. Plantentuin Belg., 67: 45-97. LIRS catalog number 577.
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