The difference between Hawaiian coconut and pocket coconut

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1. Differences in plant types

2. Differences in leaves

3. Differences between flowers and fruits

Differences in plant type: Hawaiian coconuts are taller, grow in clusters, and have obvious bamboo joints on the plant; pocket coconuts are shorter, not in clusters, and have no obvious bamboo joints. Differences in leaves: The leaves of Hawaiian coconut are longer, but very narrow; the leaves of pocket coconut are shorter, but wider than the leaves of the former. Differences in flowers and fruits: Hawaiian coconut flowers are pink and the berries are purple-red; pocket coconut flowers are yellow bead-shaped and the berries are orange-red or yellow.

1. Differences in plant types

Hawaiian coconuts are taller and can grow to about 3 meters in height. The stems are very upright and grow in clusters. There are several plants. Plants grow together. There are relatively obvious bamboo joints on the plant. Each bamboo joint is about 10 centimeters long and looks relatively clear.

Height comparison of pocket coconuts Limited, the plant type is shorter and can grow up to about 1 meter. Only a few branches grow together, and it is difficult to form a cluster. There are no obvious bamboo joints on the plant. They look relatively small and difficult to distinguish, about 1 cm.

2. Differences in leaves< /h2>

The leaves of Hawaiian coconut are lanceolate, relatively long, about 35cm in length, but very narrow.

Comparison of Pocket Coconut Leaves Short, with a length of about 14-22cm and a width of about 2-3cm. Although it is short, it is wider than the leaves of the former.

3. Differences between flowers and fruits

Hawaiian coconut has a cone inflorescence, which is axillary on the stem. The flowers are pink and the berries are purple-red.

Although the flowers of the pocket coconut It is also a cone inflorescence, but it is yellow bead-shaped, and the berries produced are orange-red or yellow.

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