Cocos nucifera
coconut palm
As recorded: Cocos nucifera L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae
- Collected by
- Brooks, W.T.; Brooks, C.C.C.C. Brooks →W.T. Brooks →
- Collector number
- 99
- Date
- June 15, 1967
- Locality
- Manihi, sector 1
- Island
- Manihi
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Identified by
- Read, R.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 15, 1967, Brooks, W.T.; Brooks, C.C. also collected 6 other specimens.
Cocos nucifera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21,208 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Broward County, US-FL, US
(c) alsu_ray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Maithri Layout, Kadugodi, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
(c) irene_loveline, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
W555+P76, Palikir, Pohnpei, Micronesia
(c) Vern Osomai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
RQRG+J3X, Buragunte, Karnataka 562125, India
(c) Ritika Mukherjee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
San Pedro Pochutla, MX-OA, MX
(c) Mauricio Martinez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Parque Nacional Cotubanamá, La Romana, Región Yuma, DO
(c) Maricuchi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cocos nucifera. BISH 12287. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956176550. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/12287.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956176550 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026