Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 1001

Status: Complete

Last update: 2024-10-26

ຕົ້ນໝາກພ້າວ
Coconut tree
Cocos nucifera L.

Plants

Woody plants

Trees and palms

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Local name:

Thai: ມະພຣ້າວ Eng: Coconut palm tree

Synonyms :

alappa nucifera (L.) Kuntze
Cocos indica Royle
Cocos nana Griff.
Cocos nucifera var. synphyllica Becc.
Palma cocos Mill.

Family:

Arecaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology

Global distribution:

N/A

Distribution in Laos :

Northern Mekong Corridor
Southern Mekong Corridor
Lower Annamites

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:

N/A

Invasiveness :

N/A

IUCN status :

N/A

Lao official status :

N/A

Use

Use types:

Food
Medicine

Comments on use types:

Domestication:

N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:

N/A

Value chains:

N/A

Nutrition

Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:

N/A

Nutrient	/100g	Remark
Proteins	N/A	N/A
Carbohydrates	N/A	N/A
Fats	N/A	N/A
Vitamins	N/A	N/A
Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

References

Photo credits:

References:

ບົວໄຂຄອນ ສະແຫວງສຶກສາ. 2018. ຕົ້ນໄມ້ປຽບເໝືອນປອດຂອງພວກເຮົາ-2. Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden-Luang Prabang. ISBN 979-1-09-435706-4.
Mandal, M. D. & Mandal, S. 2011. Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.: Arecaceae): In health promotion and disease prevention. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine.
Lima, E.B., Sousa, C.N., Meneses, L.N., Ximenes, N.C., Santos, J.M.A., Vasconcelos, G.S., Lima, N.B., Patrocínio, M.C., Macedo, D., Vasconcelos, S.M. 2015. Cocos nucifera (L.) (Arecaceae): A phytochemical and pharmacological review. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research.
JAMES A. ALLEN. 2002. ARECACEAE (PALM FAMILY)Palmas cocos MillerCoco, coco de aqua, coco-palm, coconut, cocotero, niu, palma de coco (Little and Skolmen 1989). Paul Smiths CollegePaul Smiths, NY.

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ຕົ້ນໝາກພ້າວ Coconut tree Cocos nucifera L.