Coconut Origin/Growth Environment and Varieties

Coconut is a specialty of Hainan Island. Its juice is sweet and delicious, and it is a good fruit for cooling off. Do you know about them?

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It is a typical tropical fruit and a famous specialty of Hainan Province in my country. Coconut is known as the "tree of life" and "treasure tree". Coconut has a lot of juice and rich nutrition. It can quench thirst and dispel heat, promote fluid and promote diuresis, and treat fever. Its flesh has the effects of invigorating qi, dispelling wind, expelling toxins, and moisturizing the face.

The coconut looks like a watermelon, but has a large cavity inside for storing coconut milk. When ripe, it contains coconut milk, which is as clear as water, as sweet as honey, and crystal clear. It is an excellent thirst-quenching product. The coconut meat is fragrant, smooth, and as soft as cream. It can be eaten directly, or used to make dishes, preserves, or made into shredded coconut or shredded coconut.

There is a folk legend about the origin of coconut: It is said that the King of Linyi had a grudge against the King of Yue, so he sent an assassin to take off the King of Yue's head while he was drunk, and hung it on a tree. The coconut turned into a coconut with two eyes in the core, so it is commonly known as the King of Yue's head.

Coconut Origin

There are different opinions about the origin of coconut. Some say it is produced in South America, some say it is produced in tropical islands of Asia, but most people believe it originated from the Malay Archipelago. It is now widely distributed in tropical coastal and inland areas of Asia, Africa, Oceania and America. It is mainly distributed around 20° north and south latitude, especially in the equatorial coastal areas. Secondly, it is also distributed in a large area within the range of 20° to° north and south latitude. my country has a history of more than 2,000 years of coconut cultivation. It is now mainly distributed in various parts of Hainan, southern Taiwan, Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong, Xishuangbanna, Dehong, Baoshan, Hekou and other places in Yunnan.

Coconut growing environment

Coconut is a tropical sun-loving crop that grows well under conditions of high temperature, heavy rain, plenty of sunshine and sea breeze. Coconut is suitable for growing in low-altitude areas. Hainan Island in my country can only grow well in places below 150-200m above sea level. In addition, the soil suitable for coconut growth is marine alluvial soil and river bank alluvial soil, followed by sandy loam, then gravel soil, and clay is the worst.

Coconut Varieties

Coconuts are divided into tall coconuts and dwarf coconuts. Tall coconuts are the most widely planted commercial coconuts in the world. Tall coconuts can be divided into red coconuts and green coconuts based on the color of their leaves and fruits. Tall coconuts can be divided into three types based on the shape and size of their fruits: large round fruits, medium round fruits, and small round fruits.