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What am I getting wrong? you planted a coconut but grew a palm tree ?

hammock 2y ago
You got it right
riknos314 2y ago
> The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut
racingmars 2y ago
Coconut trees are in the palm tree family. All coconut trees are palm trees, but not all palm trees grow coconuts.
umeshunni 2y ago
Ha, I was confused too... but in the US, the terms coconut tree, palm tree and coconut palm are used interchangeably. In India, you'd call a coconut tree a coconut tree and an arecanut tree a palm.
- thaumasiotes 2y ago
  > I was confused too... but in the US, the terms coconut tree, palm tree and coconut palm are used interchangeably. You're still confused. Coconut tree and palm tree aren't interchangeable; to be a coconut tree, the tree has to grow coconuts. All palm trees count as "palm trees", whether they grow coconuts or not. The prototypical palm tree grows dates.
  - rafram 2y ago
    Don’t know if I’d say dates are prototypical. Oil palms grow palm fruit, which is probably the most generic (and economically important) palm product.
    - xeromal 2y ago
      And the cause of heart failure everywhere
      - rafram 2y ago
        Palm kernel oil, yes. Palm oil, no. Both come from the palm fruit and are frequently confused for one another.
        xeromal 2y ago
        Thanks for the info! I assume the kernel is just the seed inside?
        rafram 2y ago
        Yes: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_kernel https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_kernel
        ricardobeat 2y ago
        I’ve never seen palm kernel oil listed as a food ingredient. It seems to be most commonly used in cosmetics. This is a mix up on why certain oils are on the current “oils to avoid” list. Palm oil gets a bad reputation mainly because of environmental issues with how it's grown, not because it's unhealthy. But all these concerns get lumped together in the “bad oils” list.
giarc 2y ago
https://youtu.be/0k2Di6QqqEA?si=mUv-0O79DecW6SFX https://youtu.be/0k2Di6QqqEA?si=mUv-0O79DecW6SFX Take a listen.

You got it right

> The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut

racingmars 2y ago

Coconut trees are in the palm tree family. All coconut trees are palm trees, but not all palm trees grow coconuts.

umeshunni 2y ago

Ha, I was confused too... but in the US, the terms coconut tree, palm tree and coconut palm are used interchangeably. In India, you'd call a coconut tree a coconut tree and an arecanut tree a palm.

thaumasiotes 2y ago
> I was confused too... but in the US, the terms coconut tree, palm tree and coconut palm are used interchangeably. You're still confused. Coconut tree and palm tree aren't interchangeable; to be a coconut tree, the tree has to grow coconuts. All palm trees count as "palm trees", whether they grow coconuts or not. The prototypical palm tree grows dates.
- rafram 2y ago
  Don’t know if I’d say dates are prototypical. Oil palms grow palm fruit, which is probably the most generic (and economically important) palm product.
  - xeromal 2y ago
    And the cause of heart failure everywhere
    - rafram 2y ago
      Palm kernel oil, yes. Palm oil, no. Both come from the palm fruit and are frequently confused for one another.
      - xeromal 2y ago
        Thanks for the info! I assume the kernel is just the seed inside?
        rafram 2y ago
        Yes: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_kernel https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_kernel
      - ricardobeat 2y ago
        I’ve never seen palm kernel oil listed as a food ingredient. It seems to be most commonly used in cosmetics. This is a mix up on why certain oils are on the current “oils to avoid” list. Palm oil gets a bad reputation mainly because of environmental issues with how it's grown, not because it's unhealthy. But all these concerns get lumped together in the “bad oils” list.

giarc 2y ago

https://youtu.be/0k2Di6QqqEA?si=mUv-0O79DecW6SFX https://youtu.be/0k2Di6QqqEA?si=mUv-0O79DecW6SFX Take a listen.