Botanical Name Cocos nucifera Common Name Coconut, Coconut Palm Local Name มมมมมมม - Maphrao Family Labiatae Area Of Origin Native of large primary forests in Asia (Laos, Myanmar, Thailand). Flowering Fruiting J F M A M J J A S O N D Dry / wet Intermediate Sun / shade Sun Altitude 0-1200m Mature Size Up to 40m, large tree Growth Rate 2-3cm trunk diameter increase per year during the first 20 years, then it gets lower. Max Age Can live up to 100 years. Description land. Ethno Botany Ropes, mats and brushes are made out of the fibrous coconut husk. The sweet water of young green coconuts is sold as a sweet drink, out of the nut on markets, and is similar to the white blood cells. The ripe coconut is used to make coconut cream which is an essential ingredient in Thai curries. Other uses are coconut milk for cooking and coconut oil, found in cosmetics and Thai kitchen. Medicinally coconut cream is used in cases of low energy, low immunity, emaciation and wasting. Coconut oil directly applied is very soothing for skin lesions, wounds and burns. Animal / Plant Host D

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Page 1: tacomepai.wikispaces.comnucifera+h98.docx · Web viewBotanical Name Cocos nucifera Common Name Coconut, Coconut Palm Local Name มะพร าว - Maphrao FamilyLabiatae Area Of

Botanical Name Cocos nuciferaCommon Name Coconut, Coconut PalmLocal Name มะพราัว - MaphraoFamily LabiataeArea Of Origin Native of large primary forests in Asia

(Laos, Myanmar, Thailand).FloweringFruiting

J F M A M J J A S O N D

Dry / wet IntermediateSun / shade SunAltitude 0-1200mMature Size Up to 40m, large treeGrowth Rate 2-3cm trunk diameter increase per year

during the first 20 years, then it gets lower.Max Age Can live up to 100 years.

Descriptionland.

Ethno BotanyRopes, mats and brushes are made out of the fibrous coconut husk. The sweet water of young green coconuts is sold as a sweet drink, out of the nut on markets, and is similar to the white blood cells. The ripe coconut is used to make coconut cream which is an essential ingredient in Thai curries. Other uses are coconut milk for cooking and coconut oil, found in cosmetics and Thai kitchen.

Medicinally coconut cream is used in cases of low energy, low immunity, emaciation and wasting. Coconut oil directly applied is very soothing for skin lesions, wounds and burns.

Animal / Plant HostD