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Cocos nucifera  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 42451

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): niu [Hawaiian]
  
    ololani [Hawaiian]
  
    cocotier [French]
  
    coconut palm [English]
  
    Palma de Coco [Spanish]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderArecales   
                            FamilyArecaceae   
                               GenusCocos L. – coconut palm  
                                  SpeciesCocos nucifera L. – niu, ololani, cocotier, coconut palm, Palma de Coco  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Scott Zona  
  Notes: Curator, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Modesto A. Maidique Campus (MMC), 11200 S.W. 8th Street, Miami, Florida, 33199, USA   
  Reference for: Cocos nucifera    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Arecaceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Cocos nucifera   
       
  Source: Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad, database (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2001   
  Notes: CONABIO: (http://www.conabio.gob.mx/)   
  Reference for: Palma de Coco[Spanish]   
       
  Source: Flora of the Hawaiian Islands, 2023, database (version 2023-)  
  Acquired: 2023   
  Notes: Wagner, W. L. and N. R. Khan. 2023-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/ [date accessed: February 24, 2023]   
  Reference for: Cocos nucifera, coconut palm [English], niu [Hawaiian], ololani [Hawaiian]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Cocos nucifera   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Cocos nucifera   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Cocos nucifera   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Zona, Scott A. / Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2000   
  Article/Chapter Title: Arecaceae Schultz-Schultzenstein: Palm Family   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 22: Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae   
  Page(s): 95-123   
  Publisher: Oxford University Press   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-19-513729-9   
  Notes: The volumes are also reproduced online (http://www.fna.org/)   
  Reference for: Cocos nucifera, coconut palm [English], cocotier [French]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Caribbean  
    Oceania  
    North America  
    Southern Asia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Introduced  
    Caribbean Territories, Introduced  
    Hawaii, Introduced  
 

 

    

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