Open AccessCocoiculture and Society: an Integrative Review on the Biological Effects of Coconut Oil on Human Health
Author(s) -
Simone Regina Alves de Freitas Barros
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.53902/cicmr.2021.01.000502
Subject(s) - cocos nucifera , coconut oil , ecotype , biology , tree (set theory) , palm , subfamily , copra , botany , palm oil , agroforestry , geography , mathematics , gene , mathematical analysis , biochemistry , physics , food science , quantum mechanics
The coconut tree (palm) Cocos nucifera L. is a monocot of tropical regions belonging to the Palmae family and to the subfamily Arecoideae, with solitary herbs, fibrous and robust trunks, overlapping stems and which can grow up to 25 m in height. Such characteristics are attributed to the coconut tree, which in turn, originates in Southeast Asia, on islands located between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It has more than 300 ecotypes and two main varieties: Typica (giant coconut tree) and Nana (dwarf coconut tree).