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Coconut Palm

Cocos nucifera

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Description:

Photo take on the near the beach this is how a coconut palm tree begins. Is a large palm, growing up to 30 meters tall, with pinnate leaves 4–6 meters long, and pinnae 60–90 cm long; old leaves break away cleanly, leaving the trunk smooth.
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Habitat:

Found across much of the tropic and subtropic area around the world.

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PublishedMarch 14, 2012

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