king Coconut

king
Coconut

History

King coconut (Cocos nucifera) is a variety of coconut, native to Sri Lanka where it is known as Thæmbili. Less sugar content than regular coconuts, there are several sub varieties of the king coconut-the most common being the “red dwarf” (kaha thæmbili, commonly referred to as gon thæmbili).
 

Products and Uses

King coconut is a sub class of coconut and unlike coconut this produce only use of consumption its tastier water. King coconut water is much popular as a healthy drink which contains a lot of ingredient which essential to human body. Sri Lanka is the highest producer for king coconut and most of Sri Lankan use this drink for their daily consumption. King Coconut can considered as highly sweet and good beverage.

Varieties

There are many cultivated coconut varieties found in Sri Lanka. Most of them undergo research through the National Coconut Research Institute. According to research, the National Coconut Research Institute identified these varieties during a recent coconut germplasm exploration mission in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka.

Coconut in Sri Lanka is currently classified into 15 different forms grouped under three varieties, namely ‘Typica’, ‘Nana’ and ‘Aurantiaca’. The visual morphological features of several new coconut morphotypes were characterized with the objective of including them in the taxonomic classification of coconut in Sri Lanka. It is also found in some parts of Kerala, where it is known as (Chomana Thenga) or red coconut.

 

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