ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Cocos nucifera

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Arecaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Cocos
Species: Cocos nucifera
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cocos nucifera. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

58 synonyms in this snapshot · page 1 of 2

Calappa nuciferaName author: (L.) Kuntze
Cocos indicaName author: Royle
Cocos mamillarisName author: Blanco
Cocos nanaName author: Griff.
Cocos nucifera f. palmyrensisName author: Becc.
Cocos nucifera var. alanganName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. albaName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. angustifoliaName author: Hassk.
Cocos nucifera var. aureaName author: Anon.
Cocos nucifera var. austeraName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. begoName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. buriName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. calimbahinName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. capuliformisName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. cistiformisName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. comoName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. crassissimaName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. delicataName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. eburneaName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. edulisName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. elongataName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. fibrosaName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. fragilisName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. humilisName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. inersName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. javanicaName author: G.V.Narayana
Cocos nucifera var. laetevirensName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. lansiformisName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. lologName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. machaeroidesName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. macrocarpaName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. maldivicaName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. mamillarisName author: (Blanco) Blume
Cocos nucifera var. microcarpaName author: Hassk. ex F.W.T.Hunger
Cocos nucifera var. nanaName author: (Griff.) G.V.Narayana
Cocos nucifera var. osseaName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. palmyrensisName author: (Becc.) Becc.
Cocos nucifera var. pinangName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. pretiosaName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. pruniformisName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. pumilaName author: Hassk.
Cocos nucifera var. regiaName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. rubescensName author: Hassk.
Cocos nucifera var. rutilaName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. saccharinaName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. sapidaName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. spicataName author: K.C.Jacob
Cocos nucifera var. stupposaName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. suavisName author: Blume
Cocos nucifera var. subamaraName author: Blume

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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