PLANTS Profile for Cocos (coconut palm)

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PLANTS Profile

Cocos L.
coconut palm

Symbol:

COCOS

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Arecaceae

Duration:

None

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©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. United States, HI, Maui, Wainaampapa State Park vicinity. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Cocos L.

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Distribution:
Cocos L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI, NC), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Cocos L.

View 55 genera in Arecaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Cocos nucifera
coconut palm

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Cocos L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Arecidae
Order	Arecales
Family	Arecaceae – Palm family
Genus	Cocos L. – coconut palm

More Accounts and Images:
Cocos L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42450.

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 04:53 PM CDT