The coconut palm, or Cocos nucifera, is valued not just for its beauty, but also as a lucrative cash crop. Cultivated throughout the South Seas and Indian Ocean regions, it provides food, drink, shelter, transport, fuel, medicine, and even clothing for millions of people.<br/><br/> The coconut palm lives for around 60 years, and produces around 70-80 nuts annually. The trees are sometimes 40-50 meters (130-160 feet) high
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The coconut palm, or Cocos nucifera, is valued not just for its beauty, but also as a lucrative cash crop. Cultivated throughout the South Seas and Indian Ocean regions, it provides food, drink, shelter, transport, fuel, medicine, and even clothing for millions of people.

The coconut palm lives for around 60 years, and produces around 70-80 nuts annually. The trees are sometimes 40-50 meters (130-160 feet) high

Date

01 déc. 2011

Crédit

Photo12/imageBROKER/David Henley

Notre référence

BRK25F73_408

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,8Mo (3,1Mo) / 42,8cm x 29,7cm / 5055 x 3512 (300dpi)

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