1. The Coconut is native to India.
2. The coconut fruit is
actually a drupe and not a nut as the name indicates.
3. Indonesia is the world’s
largest producer of coconuts, followed by the Philippines.
4. It is said that coconuts
can travel a 110 days or 3,000 miles at sea and still be capable of
germination!
5. Virtually every part of
the coconut tree can be used by humans in some manner and has significant
economic value. This is probably why it is called kalpa vriksha (the tree that provides everything) in Sanskrit and pokok seribu (the tree of a 1,000 uses)
in Malay.
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