Nice photo. Regards, Mani On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 12:03 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote:
> Arecaceae (palm family) » *Cocos nucifera* > > > *KOH-kohs* -- from Portugese word *coco* for mask, referring to eyes-like > depressions on fruit > *noo-SIFF-er-uh* -- nut-bearing > > > *commonly known as*: coconut • Bengali: নারকেল narakela, নারকেল narokel • > Gujarati: નારિયેળ nariyel • Hindi: नारियल nariyal • Kannada: ತೆಂಗು tengu • > Kashmiri: नोरिल noril • Konkani: नार्लु narlu • Malayalam: തെങ്ങ് thengu • > Manipuri: য়ুবী yubi • Marathi: नारळ naral, श्रीफळ shriphal • Pali: नालिकेर > nalikera • Punjabi: ਨਾਰੀਅਲ narial • Sanskrit: दीर्घपादपः dirgapadapah, > दीर्घपत्रः dirghapatrah, दुर्हः durhah, कल्पवृक्ष kalpavriksha, करकम्भस् > karakambhas, करकतोयः karakatoyah, कौशिकफलः kaushikaphalah, खानमुदकः > khanamudakah, किकिः kikih, नारिकेर narikera, त्रिनेत्रफलः trinetraphalah, > तृणम्द्रुमः trnamdrumah, तृणम्राजः trnamrajah, तृणम्वृक्षः trnamvrukshah, > उच्चतरुः uchchataru, विश्वामित्रप्रियः vishwamitrapriyah • Tamil: தெங்கு > tengku • Telugu: నారికేడము nari-kelamu • Urdu: ناریل nariyel > > > *Native of*: Malesia, n Australia, s-w Pacific; widely naturalized / > cultivated elsewhere > > > *Edible use*: > >> ... meat in a young coconut (as FRUIT) is softer and more gelatinous than >> a mature coconut, so much so, that it is sometimes known as coconut jelly >> ... eaten fresh ... Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut> >> ... meat of mature coconut (as VEGETABLE) - shredded fresh, and used as >> additive in various recipes >> ... meat of mature coconut (as FRUIT) - eaten raw, or shredded fresh and >> used as additive or main ingredient in making of sweet delicacies >> ... apical buds of adult plants are edible (as VEGETABLE), and are known >> as"palm-cabbage" or heart-of-palm ... considered a rare delicacy ... as >> harvesting the buds kills the palms ... >> Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut> >> > > * > some facts and trivia*: > >> ... origins of this plant are the subject of debate. >> ... Coconuts' versatility is sometimes noted in its naming. In Sanskrit it >> is *kalpa vriksha* ("the tree which provides all the necessities of >> life") >> ... spelling *cocoanut* is an old-fashioned form of the word >> ... term *coconut* can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the >> fruit, which is not a botanical nut >> ... Indian state of Kerala is known as the Land of coconuts >> ... Coconut palms are grown in more than 80 countries of the world >> ... Coconuts received the name from Portuguese explorers, the sailors of >> Vasco da Gama in India, who first brought them to Europe. The brown and >> hairy surface of coconuts reminded them of a ghost or witch called *Coco*. >> ... When coconuts arrived in England, they retained the *coco* name and * >> nut* was added. >> Quoted from Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut> >> > > ... flood tolerant > > ... symbol of the tropics >> > Quoted from Top > Tropicals<http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/cocos_nucifera.htm%20> >> > > ... popularly known as "Tree of Life", "Tree of Heaven", "Kalpaviriksha", >> "Tree of Abundance", "Natures' Supermarket" is grown in more than 93 >> countries >> ... Coconut provides food, drink, medicine, shelter and aesthetic sense >> ... sustains millions and millions of small holders of coconut for their >> livelihood. >> ... supports large number of coconut based industries and thereby the >> millions of labourers, both men and women are solely depending on this crop. >> ... consumed in more than 120 countries. >> Quoted from EcoPort <http://ecoport.org/ep?Plant=744%20> >> > > > *Symbolic status*: > >> State Tree of Kerala, India >> > > > > > >
