Germinating 照片檔

Amongst a cluster of fallen and rotting coconuts a new palm shoot emerges from a coconut shell, Papua province, Indonesia. The coconut palm is grown throughout the tropics for decoration, as well as for its many culinary and non-culinary uses; virtually every part of the coconut palm can be used by humans in some manner and has significant economic value. Coconut palms are grown in more than 90 countries of the world, with a total production of 62 million tonnes per year. Most of the world production is in tropical Asia, with Indonesia, the Philippines and India accounting collectively for 73% of the world total.