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==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{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===
{{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===
{{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}}
===Other features===
<references>
<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>
</references>
