COCONUT TREE
Transcript: -can be used as a skin moisturizer -helps with dry skin -it is an important ingredient for the manufacture of soap coir (the fiber of the husk) can be used to make ropes, mats, and sacks. LEGEND grass skirts THERE ARE 26 PARTS THAT MAKE UP THE COCONUT TREE. copra (dried meat in coconut) can be processed to produce oil. FACTS THE COCONUT HELPS US FIGHT BACTERIA LIKE: the coconut strengthens the immune system. There are 2 types of coconut trees, the dwarf and tall. dwarf coconut trees can reach 20 to 60 ft, while tall coconut trees can reach the height of 98 ft. WEATHER A fruit of a coconut is called a drupe. the fruit becomes fully ripe after one year. a ripe coconut has 3.2 pounds of weight. The coconut tree is used for many different things like food,drink, and medicine.The oil and milk derived from it are commonly used in cooking and frying; coconut oil is also used in soaps and cosmetics. LOCATION drink the coconut tree WHY IS THE COCONUT TREE IMPORTANT? On her way back, the beautiful young woman and her followers who accompanied her, became tired and decided to take a bath in the river, forgetting the warning of the God Hiro. The eel’s head which had been put on the ground penetrated the earth, and from it a large tree was born, with a long trunk just like an immense eel, and with foliage similar to hair; the coconut tree had just been born. HOW IT WAS USED: COCONUT TREES The latter was dazzled by the beauty of Hina and touched by her history, so he took one of the young woman’s hairs and with it fished the approaching eel. Hiro cut up the prince of eels and wrapped his head in leaves. Before dying, the eel said to Hina: “of all the Men who hate me, including you Hina, you will one day kiss me to thank me. I will die, but my prediction is eternal.”. FUN FACT PARTS A long time ago, a young girl called Hina was of real beauty due to her sun kissed skin and silky hair. She was meant to marry the prince of eels. Frightened by the physique of her suitor, who had a gigantic body and an enormous head, Hina ran away and took refuge in the house of the fishing God, Hiro. back then the chamorros used it for: FACTS Hina was then condemned by the Gods to remain close to this river because the tree had become taboo… Life went on until the day when a terrible dryness struck the lands and during which only the coconut resisted the sun. Thus, in spite of the God’s prohibition to touch this tree, men picked its fruit full of clear and nutritive water. Each fruit was marked with 3 dark spots laid out like two eyes and a mouth on which the men put their lips in order to drink the coconut water…. Hina did the same thing ….. And the prophecy of the prince of eels had just come true. By putting their lips on the mouth to drink, Hina just kissed the COPRA COCONUT OIL food materials for the house COIR -gum diseases -aids -SARS -hepatitis -influenza -herpes -prefers areas with sunlight -requires warm conditions to grow -don't successfully grow in cold areas a coconut tree is attached to the ground with a strong root. the coconut leaf beetle feeds on the young coconut leaves damaging them. HOW IT HELPS US bra Hiro took the head of the eel to Hina and then told her: “Hina, girl of beauty, you can return to your family and there, you will destroy this head. But throughout your journey do not put it on the ground because then the curse of the eel will come true.”r USED FOR: In certain parts of the world, people used to train monkeys to collect coconuts instead of them. The coconut tree is located in rain forests and tropical islands. COCONUT TREE This is coconut oil beetle THE COCONUT TREE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT CAN BE USED FOR A LOT OF THINGS. LIKE FOR EXAMPLE DRINKS, FOOD, MATERIALS, AND CLOTHING. coconut trees develop male and female flowers. female flowers are larger.