Types of coconut

            
               
 Did you know there are over 1,300 types of coconut?
Image: Genetic diversity of the fruits of various coconut varieties (Bourdeix et al. 2005). From left to right, then top to bottom: First rank: Papua Yellow Dwarf (PNG), Tahiti Red dwarf (French Polynesia), Madang Brown Dwarf (PNG), Cameroon Red Dwarf (Cameroon), Spicata Tall Samoa (Samoa), Rotuman Tall (Fiji), Rennell Tall (Solomon Islands);
Second rank: niu afa Tall (Samoa), Comoro Moheli Tall (Comoro Islands), Sri Lanka Tall Ambakelle (Sri Lanka), West African Tall Akabo (Côte d'Ivoire), Tuvalu Tall Fuafatu (Tuvalu Island), West African Tall Mensah (Côte d'Ivoire), Micro Laccadives Tall (India);
Third rank: Vanuatu Tall (Vanuatu), Malayan Yellow Dwarf (Malaysia), Malayan Tall (Malaysia), Tagnanan Tall (Philippines), Tampakan Tall (Philippines), Kappadam Tall (India).

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