Coconut (English: coconut, Chinese 椰) or also known as being a coconut is a perennial crop, the economy is more than 25 years. The tree can reach heights of 6 to 30 meters depending on the variety. It is found in all tropical regions. The whole tree oil can be used in the multiple uses.
The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) is a family member Palm tree (palm family). It is the only species classified in the genus Cocos, and is a large palm tree, growing as high as 30 meters, with a leaf (pinnate) over 4-6 meters, with the leaf blade (pinnae) during the 60-90 cm; old fronds fall, leaving the stem slippery tree.
The original palm tree has become a debate with some authorities claiming that it originated from Southeast Asian peninsula while others claim that it originated in northwestern South America.
Fossil records from New Zealand indicate that small coconut-like plants grew there as far back 15 million years ago. Even older fossils have been found in Rajasthan, India. Regardless of their origins coconuts have spread across much of the tropics, especially along the coastline. Because the fruit is light and buoyant the plant is readily spread by marine currents which can carry coconuts significant distances. The coconut palm thrives on sandy soils, wetlands with abundant sunlight and regular rainfall (75-100 cm per year), which makes colonizing the shore relatively straightforward.
Fruits collected from the sea as far north as Norway have been found to be intact and able to grow when given the right conditions. However, in the Hawaiian Islands, the coconut is regarded as a Polynesian introduction, first brought to the islands by early Polynesian voyagers from their homelands in the South Pacific.
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