Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae
GenusCocos
Scientific name with authorshipCocos nucifera L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Calappa nucifera (L.) KuntzeCocos indica RoyleCocos mamillaris BlancoCocos nana Griff.Cocos nucifera f. palmyrensis Becc.Cocos nucifera subsp. synphyllica Becc.Cocos nucifera var. alangan BlumeCocos nucifera var. alba BlumeCocos nucifera var. angustifolia Hassk.Cocos nucifera var. aurea Anon.Cocos nucifera var. austera BlumeCocos nucifera var. bego BlumeCocos nucifera var. buri BlumeCocos nucifera var. calimbahin BlumeCocos nucifera var. capuliformis BlumeCocos nucifera var. cistiformis BlumeCocos nucifera var. como BlumeCocos nucifera var. crassissima BlumeCocos nucifera var. delicata BlumeCocos nucifera var. eburnea BlumeCocos nucifera var. edulis BlumeCocos nucifera var. elongata BlumeCocos nucifera var. fibrosa BlumeCocos nucifera var. fragilis BlumeCocos nucifera var. humilis BlumeCocos nucifera var. iners BlumeCocos nucifera var. javanica G.V.NarayanaCocos nucifera var. laetevirens BlumeCocos nucifera var. lansiformis BlumeCocos nucifera var. lolog BlumeCocos nucifera var. machaeroides BlumeCocos nucifera var. macrocarpa BlumeCocos nucifera var. maldivica BlumeCocos nucifera var. mamillaris (Blanco) BlumeCocos nucifera var. microcarpa Hassk.Cocos nucifera var. microcarpa Hassk. ex F.W.T.HungerCocos nucifera var. nana (Griff.) G.V.NarayanaCocos nucifera var. ossea BlumeCocos nucifera var. palmyrensis (Becc.) Becc.Cocos nucifera var. palmyrensis (Beccari) Pignotti & Baldini, 2020Cocos nucifera var. pinang BlumeCocos nucifera var. pretiosa BlumeCocos nucifera var. pruniformis BlumeCocos nucifera var. pumila Hassk.Cocos nucifera var. regia BlumeCocos nucifera var. rubescens Hassk.Cocos nucifera var. rutila BlumeCocos nucifera var. saccharina BlumeCocos nucifera var. sapida BlumeCocos nucifera var. spicata K.C.JacobCocos nucifera var. stupposa BlumeCocos nucifera var. suavis BlumeCocos nucifera var. subamara BlumeCocos nucifera var. subcandida BlumeCocos nucifera var. synphyllica Becc.Cocos nucifera var. tabogog BlumeCocos nucifera var. tamisan BlumeCocos nucifera var. tenuissima BlumeCocos nucifera var. viridis BlumeCocos nucifera var. viridis Hassk.Diplothemium henryanum F.Br.Palma cocos Mill.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
Social use
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier666160-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeYes
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.