It is thought to have originated in South America, cultivated around the Andes Valley in Colombia, South America, since thousands of years before Christ. Other accounts suggest that the coconut originated in South Asia or perhaps the Western Pacific. The coconut is known as a plant with many uses. It is used as an ornamental plant, medicine, cooking spice, vegetable, soap-making ingredient, and crafts.

This plant is often found in tropical areas. Grows at altitudes ranging from the seashore to 600 m above sea level. Likes areas with rainfall of 1,300-2,300 mm/year, well-drained soil, minimum sunshine duration of 120 hours/month, intolerant of shade, air temperature 20-27 °C, soil pH 6.5-7.5.

• The roots are fibrous and also have root hairs.

• The stem is straight, cylindrical, unbranched, without cambium, slender, gray, and has a grooved or ringed pattern.

• The leaves are compound, yellowish-green. The leaflets are lanceolate, 50-150 cm long.

• The flowers are creamy to yellow, monoecious, emerging from the leaf axils.

• The fruit is green, large, with a fibrous center, a hard inner skin (shell), filled with fluid endosperm, and white flesh.

• Propagation uses the fruit as seed. Good seeds have 4/5 brown skin, undamaged, smooth husk, and a crisp sound when shaken.

• Nursery (polybag) for 6-12 months. Once the plant has six leaves and is 90-100 cm tall, transplant to the field. Root cuttings are carried out of the polybag 2-3 days after planting.

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