Coconut species id

[chad2468emr]

Hey guys,

I consider myself pretty good at IDing palms for someone as new to the hobby as I am, but I know virtually nothing about coconut palms. 

Ive been looking into them for a little bit because somehow I just don’t have one yet. I found someone selling these for $8 a pop out of their yard, but I have no clue what specific type of coconut palm it is. Anything I find about IDing them online always talks about mature trees. I do like that the branches are yellow/orange, I’ve seen it before but not as much as I do the green. I figure it’s some generic coconut palm, but either way, I like to know what specific species I have. 

 

Edited March 26, 2018 by chad2468emr

[Zeeth]

Species is Cocos nucifera.

The reason that you mostly see ID info talking about mature palms is that it's very difficult to tell when they're at that stage. There are some clues, such as size/shape of the coconut if it's attached and leaf size/shape before going pinnate (tall types tend to keep bifid leaves for longer), but it's much easier with mature trees. 

That being said, yours look like they're probably Maypan mutts.