King Coconut

Variety of Coconut · Cocos nucifera

Bright-orange Sri Lankan drinking coconut, famed for its sweet, clear coconut water.

Also known as: Thembili, Sri Lankan King Coconut

🇱🇰 LK

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Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Oval, bright orange to yellow nuts with thin flesh and abundant sweet water.

Medium-tall habit; grown almost exclusively for fresh drinking, not for copra.

Continuous harvest; the dominant drinking-coconut product in Sri Lanka.

Usually harvested as immature water nut and sold fresh.

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