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[[File:Sayulita nayarit mexico playa pintura.jpg|thumb|right|"Tender coconut"]]  The '''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 coconut is an archaic form of the word. 

Per 100 g, the kernel is reported to contain 36.3 g H2O 4.5 g protein, 41.6 g fat, 13.0 g total carbohydrate, 3.6 g fiber, 1.0 g ash, 10 mg Ca, 24 mg P, 1.7 mg Fe, and traces of beta-carotene.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Leaf|Simple|lanceolateLanceolate|The leaves, from 4 to 6 m long, are pinnate; they consist of linear-lanceolate, more or less recurved, rigid, bright green leaflets}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Unisexual||Yellow|6|female Female flowers are borne basally, male flowers at apex. Flowers bear lanceolate petals, 6 stamens and an ovary consisting of 3 connate carpelst}}

{{Fruit|big Big as a man’s head|4-8 cm thick|mesocarp Mesocarp and a woody endocarp; as it is rather light, it can be carried long distances by water while keeping its germinability for a long time|smooth, grey-brownish epicarp|single}}

Coconuts grow well in lowland tropical regions as far as 26° north and south of the Equator and up to a maximum elevation of around 1,000 metres. Fresh seed germinates readily. The seed has no dormancy, and growth of the embryo and seedling is continuous. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Cocos_nucifera.html "Chemistry"]</ref>

<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.dipbot.unict.it/palms/descr01.html "Botanical description"]</ref>

<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/USER/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cocos+nucifera "Cultivation details"]</ref>

<ref name="Uses">[http://www.medicalhealthguide.com/articles/coconut.htm " Buko Health Benefits"]</ref>