Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Cocos nucifera
coco, palma de coco, cocotero, coconut palm
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Cocos
Species
nucifera
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Palma cocos Mill.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1987
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Cocos nucifera", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1031. Accessed 1 November 2026.