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|accepted_name=Cocos nucifera
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=2: 1188. 1753
|year=1753
}}
|common_names=Coconut palm;cCcocotier
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=I
|label=Introduced
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|code=F
|label=Illustrated
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|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Arecaceae;Arecaceae subfam. Arecoideae;Arecaceae tribe Cocoeae;Arecaceae (tribe Cocoeae) subtribe Butiinae;Cocos;Cocos nucifera
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Arecaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Arecaceae subfam. Arecoideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Arecaceae tribe Cocoeae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subtribe</small>[[Arecaceae (tribe Cocoeae) subtribe Butiinae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Cocos]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Cocos nucifera]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 22
|mention_page=
|treatment_page=page 120
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Stems </b>erect or leaning, smooth. <b>Leaves</b>: segments inserted on rachis in 2 ranks; bract persistent, peduncular, to 1 m, woody. <b>Staminate</b> flowers creamy yellow, 11–13 mm. <b>Fruits</b> green, yellow, or bronzy red when immature, brown when mature; mesocarp dry, fibrous; endocarp brown, bearing 3 germination pores. <b>2n</b> = 32.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering throughout the year.
|habitat=Coastal dune vegetation in sandy soils
|elevation=ca. 0–10 m
|distribution=Fla.;pantropical. native;Pacific Islands (Melanesia).
|introduced=true
|discussion=<p>This is the coconut of commerce, although it is cultivated in the U.S. solely for its ornamental value. Although not native, the coconut persists long after cultivation and is essentially naturalized in coastal southern Florida. Lethal yellowing disease eliminated a large number of susceptible coconuts from the landscape. Presently, most cultivated individuals are resistant cultivars.</p>
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name=Cocos nucifera
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Arecaceae
|phenology=Flowering throughout the year.
|habitat=Coastal dune vegetation in sandy soils
|elevation=ca. 0–10 m
|distribution=Fla.;pantropical. native;Pacific Islands (Melanesia).
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=Introduced;Illustrated
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|subfamily=Arecaceae subfam. Arecoideae
|tribe=Arecaceae tribe Cocoeae
|subtribe=Arecaceae (tribe Cocoeae) subtribe Butiinae
|genus=Cocos
|species=Cocos nucifera
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