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Cocos nucifera - Coconut tree

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The coconut <ref name="coconut"/> tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family) and the only species of the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the whole coconut palm or the seed, or the fruit, which, botanically, is a drupe, not a nut. The spelling cocoanut is an archaic form of the word. The term is derived from the 16th-century Portuguese and Spanish word coco meaning "head" or "skull", from the three indentations on the coconut shell that resemble facial features.
Coconuts are known for their great versatility==Uses=={{Uses|Wounds}}, as evidenced by many traditional uses{{Uses|Cuts}}, ranging from food to cosmetics. They form a regular part of the diets of many people in the tropics and subtropics. Coconuts are distinct from other fruits for their large quantity of water (also called "juice") and when immature{{Uses|Snakebites}}, they are known as tender-nuts or jelly-nuts and may be harvested for their potable coconut water . When mature{{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, they can be used as seed nuts or processed to give oil from the kernel{{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, charcoal from the hard shell{{Uses|Blotches}}, and coir from the fibrous husk. The endosperm is initially in its nuclear phase suspended within the coconut water. As development continues{{Uses|Pimples}}, cellular layers of endosperm deposit along the walls of the coconut{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, becoming the edible coconut {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="fleshUses". When dried, the coconut flesh is called copra. The [[Coconut Oil]] and milk derived from it are commonly used in cooking and frying, as well as in soaps and cosmetics. The husks and leaves can be used as material to make a variety of products for furnishing and decorating. The coconut also has cultural and religious significance in certain societies, particularly in India, where it is used in Hindu rituals./>
==Common nameParts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
*'''English''' - Coconut==Chemical Composition==*'''Kannada''' - ತೆಂಗಿನಕಾಯಿ*'''Hindi''' - NaariyalContains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}} ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Easily grown in most soils[21][22], preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun.Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> == References == <references><ref name="coconutchemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://enweb.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.wikipediahtml "wayback machine"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Coconut '''wikipedia'''Agrimonia_eupatoria "practical palnts"]</ref>
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