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Cocos nucifera

Angiospermae - Arecaceae

Taxonomy
Cocos nucifera was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Cocos nucifera Linnaeus
1976Cocos nucifera Lakhanpal et al.
1991Cocos nucifera Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
familyArecaceaevon Berchtold and Presl 1820
genusCocos
speciesnucifera

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cocos nucifera Linnaeus 1753
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: Neogene or 23.04000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.04 - 2.58India (Andhra Pradesh) Cocos nucifera (224772)