Coconut palm is a plant of the Palm family (Arecaceae). Grows in Africa, America, Oceania and Asia. Usually grows near tropical beaches, but is also found in 1000 m altitude.

Reaches a height of 30 m, leaves and cirrus length from 4 to 6 months old leaves fall off, leaving the trunk bare and smooth. The fruit of a coconut tree coconut.

Most cultivated in Southeast Asia, but there are extensive plantations in the Caribbean, particularly Jamaica and the Yucatan Meksiko.Krasivata Palm embodies the romance of the tropics. It has enormous economic value. There are many varieties of palm trees to dwarf trees reaching 20 meters. All have magnificent gray stems with a crown of complex yellow - green leaves. Each leaf is about 3.5 meters long.

Over the past two decades, coconut palm in South Florida was invaded by the microorganism that causes a disease called lethal yellowing. Fortunately, now producing seedlings that are resistant to diseaseл