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Calappa nucifera (L.) Kuntze
Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 982. 1891 [5 Nov 1891]
Family: ARECACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Cocos nucifera L.
Sp. Pl. 1188. 1753 [1 May 1753] L.

Calappa nucifera (Cocos nucifera) Photo by: Matteo Faggion
Growing habit at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Cocos nucifera L.
Sp. Pl. 1188. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Synonymy: 7
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Copra (product), Coconut palm, Coconut, Bahia coconut palm
ALBANIAN (Shqip): Arra e kokosit
ARABIC ( لعربية ): جوز الهند
ARMENIAN (Հայերեն): Հընդկական Ընկոյզ
ASSAMESE (অসমীযা়): Narikol
AZERBAIJAN ( Azərbaycanca): Kokos palması
BANJAR (Bahasa Banjar): Niur, Nyiur
BASQUE (Euskara): Kokondoa, Kokondo
BELARUSIAN (Беларуская): Какосавая пальма, Пальма какосавая
BENGALI (বাংলা): নারিকেল
BISLAMA (Bichelamar): Kokonas
BULGARIAN (Български): Кокосова палма, Кокос
BURMESE: Ungbin, Mak un on
CANTONESE (粵語): 椰, 椰子
CATALAN (Català): Nou de coco (fruit), Coco (fruit), Palma indiana, Palma cocotera, Coco, Cocoter
CENTRAL BIKOL (Bikol Central): Niyog
CHINESE (中文):
CREOLE: Kokoye
CROATIAN (Hrvatski): Kokosova palma
CZECH (Čeština): Kokosovník ořechoplodý, Kokosový ořech, Kokos
DANISH (Dansk): Kokospalmen, Kokospalme, Kokosnoed, Kokosnød
DUTCH (Nederlands): Klapperboom, Kokospalm, Kokosnoot, Kokos
ESPERANT (Esperanto): Kokoso
ESTONIAN (Eesti): Harilik kookospalm, Kookospalm
FIJIAN (Na Vosa Vakaviti): Niu
FINNISH (Suomi): Kookospalmu, Kookospähkinä
FRENCH (Français): Coprah (product), Cocotier
GALICIAN (Galego): Coco
GERMAN (Deutsch): Kokosnusspalme, Kokospalme, Kokosnuss, Kokosnuß, Kokos
GREEK (Ελληνικά): Καρύδες, Καρύδα, Κοκκοφοίνικα
GUARANI (Avañe’ẽ): Mbokaja'a
GUJARATI (ગુજરાતી): શ્રીફળ, ગુજરાતી
HAKKA (Hak-kâ-fa / 客家話): Yâ-è
HEBREW (עברית): קוֹקוּס
HINDI ( हिन्दी): नारियल
HUNGARIAN (Magyar): Kókuszdió, Kókoshneta
IDO: Kokoso
INDONESIAN (Bahasa Indonesia): Kelapa
ITALIAN (Italiano): Palma da Cocco, Palma del cocco, Noce di cocco, Cocco
JAPANESE (日本語): ココナッツ
JAVANESE (Basa Jawa): Kelapa, Krambil
KANNADA (ಕನ್ನಡ): ತೆಂಗಿನಕಾಯಿ, ನಾರಿಕೇಳ
KAPAMPAGAN (Kapampangan): Buku
KASHMIRI: نارجیٖل
KHMER or CAMBODIAN: Doung
KOREAN (한국어): 코코넛
KURDISH (كوردی / Kurdî): گوێزی ھیندی
LAK (Лакку): Гьиндусттан гьивxь
LAOTIAN (ພາສາລາວ): Kok mak phao
LATIN (Latina): Cocos nucifera
LATVIAN (Latviešu): Kokospalma
LINGALA (Lingála): Kokotí
LITHUANIAN (Lietuvių): Riešutinė kokospalmė
MALAY (بهاس ملاي /Bahasa Melayu ): Pokok Kelapa, Nyior, Kelapa
MALAYALAM (മലയാളം): തെങ്ങ്
MALDIVIAN: ކުރުނބ
MANX (Gaelg/Gailck): Cro bainney
MARATHI (मराठी): नारळ
MIN NAN (Bân-lâm-gú): Iâ-á
MONGOL (Монгол ): Далдуу мод
NAVAJO (Diné Bizaad): Mágí bichʼiyąʼ
NEPALESE (Nepal bhasa नेपाल भाषा): नरिवल
NORTH FRISIAN (Frasch/Fresk/Nordfriisk): Kokospualem
NORWEGIAN (Bokmål): Kokosnøtt
ORIYA (ଓଡି଼ଆ): ନଡ଼ିଆ
PERSIAN (فارسی): نارگیل
POLISH ( Polski): Palma kokosowa, Kokos właściwy
PORTUGUESE (Português): Noz de coco, Coqueiro da Bahia (Brazil), Coqueiro, Coco da India, Coco da Bahia, Coco, Cairo (coconut fiber)
PUNJABI Shahmukhi script ( پنجابی ): ਨਾਰੀਅਲ
QUECHUA (Runasimi / Qhichwa simi): Pikwayu
ROMANIAN (Română): Cocotierului, Nucă de cocos (fructul), Cocotier
RUSSIAN (Русский): Кокосовая пальма
SANSKRIT (संस्कृतम्): केरवृक्, नारीकेल
SERBIAN (Српски / Srpski): Кокосова палма
SINHALESE: Polgaha
SLOVAK (Slovenčina): Kokosová palma, Kokosovník orechoplodový, Palma kokosová, Kokosovník obyčajný, Kokosovník
SLOVENIAN (Slovenščina): Kokosova palma
SPANISH (Español): Palmera de coco, Palma de coco, Nuez de coco, Cocotero, Coco
SUNDANESE (Basa Sunda): Kalapa
SWAHILI ( Kiswahili): Mnazi mti, Mnazi
SWEDISH (Svenska): Kokospalm, Kokosnöt, Kokos
TAGALOG: Ubod (palm heart), Niyog, Buko, Boko
TAMIL (தமிழ்): தெங்கு, தேங்காய்
TELUGU (తెలుగు): నారికేళము, కొబ్బరి
THAI (ภาษาไทย): มะพร้าว
TIBETAN (བོད་ཡིག་): བེ་ཏ།
TOK PISIN: Kokonas
TONGAN (Faka-Tonga): Niu
TURKISH (Türkçe): Hindistan cevizi
UKRAINIAN (Українська): Кокосова пальмаì
UPPER SORBIAN (Hornjoserbsce): Kokosowa palma
VIETNAMESE (Tiếng Việt): Dừa
WARAY-WARAY (Winaray): Lubí
WESTERN PUNJABI: ناريال
YIDDISH (ײִדיש / מאַמע לשון ): קאקאס


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Coconuts at Kanaha Beach, Maui, Hawaii (USA). November 29, 2006. (Cocos nucifera) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Coconuts at Maui Nui Botanical Garden, Maui, Hawaii (USA). November 06, 2006. (Cocos nucifera) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Juvenile and mature specimens at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Cocos nucifera) Photo by: Matteo Faggion
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Seedling at Cable Company buildings Sand Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii (USA). June 10, 2008. (Cocos nucifera) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Habit with Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) chick at Ave Maria Sand Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii (USA). June 09, 2008. (Cocos nucifera) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Habitat and surfers at Hookipa, Maui, Hawaii (USA). October 17, 2006. (Cocos nucifera) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Leaves at Makawao, Maui, Hawaii (USA). December 31, 2006. (Cocos nucifera) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Dwarf habit at Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui, Hawaii (USA). October 24, 2007. (Cocos nucifera) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Young tree and ocean at Honomanu, Maui, Hawaii (USA). June 18, 2009.
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