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Thengu (Malayalam: തെങ്ങ്) is the State Tree of Kerala, India Dhivehi Ruh (in Dhivehi) is the National Tree of Maldives

Arecaceae (palm family) » Cocos nucifera

KOH-kohs -- from Portugese word 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

... popularly known as "Tree of Life", "Tree of Heaven", "Kalpaviriksha", "Tree of Abundance", "Natures' Supermarket" is grown in more than 93 countries in an area of 11.85 million ha with production of 10.39 million tonnes of copra equivalent. Coconut provides food, drink, medicine, shelter and aesthetic sense.

It sustains millions and millions of small holders of coconut for their livelihood. It also supports large number of coconut based industries and thereby the millions of labourers, both men and women are solely depending on this crop.

It is associated socially, culturally and religiously in many parts of the world. Coconut and its products including coconut oil is consumed in more than 120 countries. It earns a good export earning to exchequer. It provides food, nutritional and health security.