A tall tree ; up to 30 m tall . Trunk unbranched , smooth , rather slender . Leaves pinnate , up to 5 m , numerous , present at the apex of the trunk ; leaflets bright green above , somewhat paler beneath . Inflorescences 60-100 m long , branched , overhung by a large boat shaped persistent peduncular bract . Flowers male flowers numerous , cream coloured , in upper part ; female flowers few , large , yellow or greenish . Fruit drupe , obovoid , obscurely trigonous , green or yellow , with a thick , fibrous mesocarp and partially fluid endosperm . Seeds ± 10–15 cm in diameter , filling the large endocarp cavity . (Ref . POWO ; 2023) .
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Not Evaluated (NE)
Frequent
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Calappa nucifera (L.) Kuntze
Palma cocos Mill.
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Coconut
Coconut Palm
In Omani studies: Richardson & Dorr (2003) wrote that: "A host of plants provide fibrous material for rope-making, including coconut and date palm, the underbark of various fig trees and the remarkably tough Dracaena serrulata. Such ropes are used for camel tackle, boat and baggage ropes, and tree-climbing harnesses. Rope-making is a common craft activity in Southern Oman, as in the rest of Oman, but it is only here that coconut-palm fibre is the main material utilised. The husks of the coconut are a source of material for cordage, with artisans employing playing techniques similar to those used in the production of rope from date-palm fibre". (Ref. The Craft Heritage of Oman).
Ghazanfar, S. (2018). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.4: Hydrocharitaceae – Orchidaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789492663153 ISSN 0779-2387. POWO (2023). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org Richardson, N. Dorr, M. (2003). The Craft Heritage of Oman; vol. 1. Published by Motivate publishing. ISBN 1-86063-1576. https://en.wikipedia.org Hammer, K. Gebauer, J. Al Khanjari, S. Buerkert, A. (2009). Oman at the cross-roads of inter-regional exchange of cultivated plants. Gene Resour Crop Evol (2009) 56:547-560. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008. DOI 10.1007/s10722-008-9385-z.
