Coconut (India)

Coconut is a majestic perennial palm grown extensively in numerous islands and also in the humid coastal tracts of tropical countries. The coconut palm, rightly known as the Kalpa vriksha or the `tree of heaven provides many necessities of life, including food and shelter. Of all the tropical palms providing numerous useful products, it is perhaps the outstanding one. It is mainly cultivated for the nuts from which two important commercial products, copra and fiber, are obtained.