Coconut Family Palmae Genus Cocos Species nucifera Department

Coconut Family: Palmae Genus: Cocos Species: nucifera © Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart

Seedling shoot first root apple © Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart

Root: fibrous root system มรากอากาศ (pneumatophore) main root lateral root © Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart

Stem ลำตนเดยว ไมมแขนงและกงกาน เพราะไมม lateral bud ลำตนมรอยแผลใบ (leaf scar) trunk bole © Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart

Stem leaf scar © Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart

Leaf: phyllotaxy 1/5 (spiral) 3 2 4 1 1’ 1’ 5 2 1 3 4 5 © Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart

Leaf: pinnately compound leaf petiole (leaf stalk) midrib leaflet (pinnae) rachis leaf blade © Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart

Inflorescence: panicle (spadix) spathe male flower button (unopened female flower) rachilla rachis peduncle © Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart

Inflorescence unopened male flower rachilla Button rachis © Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart

Staminate flower/ male spikelet inner perianth outer perianth rudimentary pistil sessile spikelet anther filament rudimentary pistil © Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart

Pistillate flower: button rachilla male flower prophyll, bracteole perianth © Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart

Female flower: button stigma © Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart

Fruit: fibrous drupe (nut) ������� (bunch) rachilla rachis perianth nut (fruit) © Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart

Fruit plumule exocarp or epicarp mesocarp or husk pericarp endocarp or shell © Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart

Seed spear leaf shoot apple or haustorium solid endosperm (kernel) © Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart

Seed blind eye soft eye (active eye) © Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart

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