| Scientific Name | Cocos nucifera Linn |
| Trade Name | Coconut palm |
| Local Name | Thengu |
| Family | Palmae |
| Tree Size | Tall |
| Tree Height ( m ) | 20 |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) | 25 |
| Tree Distribution | Cultivated extensively |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction | Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour | red towards periphery and reddish brown towards centre |
| Heartwood Colour | red towards periphery and reddish brown towards centre |
| Hardness | very hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green | |
| Weight | very heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content | 761 - 946 |
| Texture | medium to fine |
| Grain | Interlocked |
| Growth Rings | |
| Porosity | |
| Vessel Size | large |
| Vessel Arrangement | |
| Vessel Diameter | - |
| Vessel Element Lenght | - |
| Perforation | |
| Pit Outline | |
| Pit Size | |
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| Ray Nature | |
| Ray Arrangement/Type | |
| Ray Number | - |
| Ray Height | - |
| Fibre Walls | |
| Fiber Length | |
| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) | 460 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) | 73400 |
| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) | 666 |
| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) | 93800 |
| Uses | Rafters, poles, posts and other constructional items; tool handles; walking sticks;wooden bowls and vases; fancy wotk and curio items; saw dust can be used in the manufacture of cement based building bricks; decorative furniture |
