Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) bearing ripening fruits (coconuts). The coconut palm can grow up to 30 metres high. Its leaves are between 2 and 6 metres in length and are used to construct thatched roofs,mats and baskets. As a coconut matures,it turns from green through yellow and orange (seen here) to brown. The coconuts yield different food products as they mature. Young coconuts contain a nutritious liquid,rich in vitamin C,and a soft,jelly-like flesh. Older fruit contain a thicker liquid (milk) and white,solid flesh that is used in cooking rather than eaten raw. The husk fibres of mature coconuts are used to make ropes and matting | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Nunuk, David |
Taille de l’image : | 3435 px × 5095 px |
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