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Number of species: 2000Economic/Cultural uses: coconut (Cocos nucifera), date (Phoenix dactylifera), ornamentals
Ovary position: inferiorNumber of Stamen: 3, 6, 9, or manyFruit type: berry or drupe
Genus to know: Cocos
Arecales
Palm FamilyArecaceae
Leaves typically simple and divided into elaborate fan or feather-like patterns;mimics compound leaves
Small unisexual flowers in large paniclesTropical trees with wood-like secondary growth
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