Sea Coconut
Borassus flabellifer
English Common Name: Sea Apple, Sea Coconut, Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm, Cambodian Palm
Chinese Name / 植物中文名: 海底椰 (Hǎidǐ yē), 糖棕 (Táng zōng), 扇椰子 (Shàn yēzi), 树头棕 (Shù tóu zōng)
Other Local Name: Pokok Lontar (Malaysia), Kelapa Laut (Malaysia), Thốt nốt (Vietnam), Ton Taan (Thailand)
Family Name: Arecaceae (Palm Family)
Scientific Name: Borassus flabellifer
Synonym: Borassus flabelliformis, Borassus sundaicus, Borassus tunicatus, Lontarus domestica, Pholidocarpus tunicatus
Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division) > Arecales > Arecaceae (Palm Family) > Borassus
Origin: Malaysia, Thailand, China, India, Indonesia
Growth Habit: Tree
Characteristic: A robust tree that can live more than 100 years and reach a height of 13 meters. Usually will start to bear fruits after 14 to 19 years.
Care Requirements: Prefers full sun and moderate watering.
Images Location: Penang, Malaysia
Chinese Name / 植物中文名: 海底椰 (Hǎidǐ yē), 糖棕 (Táng zōng), 扇椰子 (Shàn yēzi), 树头棕 (Shù tóu zōng)
Other Local Name: Pokok Lontar (Malaysia), Kelapa Laut (Malaysia), Thốt nốt (Vietnam), Ton Taan (Thailand)
Family Name: Arecaceae (Palm Family)
Scientific Name: Borassus flabellifer
Synonym: Borassus flabelliformis, Borassus sundaicus, Borassus tunicatus, Lontarus domestica, Pholidocarpus tunicatus
Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division) > Arecales > Arecaceae (Palm Family) > Borassus
Origin: Malaysia, Thailand, China, India, Indonesia
Growth Habit: Tree
Characteristic: A robust tree that can live more than 100 years and reach a height of 13 meters. Usually will start to bear fruits after 14 to 19 years.
Care Requirements: Prefers full sun and moderate watering.
Images Location: Penang, Malaysia