How Many Kinds of Coconuts Are There? Get to Know Common Coconut Varieties

Coconut varieties include the perfume coconut, red dwarf coconut, yellow dwarf coconut, green dwarf coconut, Wen coconut, tall coconut, small yellow coconut and others.

Complete list of coconut varieties:

1. Perfume coconut

The perfume coconut has high yield, green skin, and relatively thin skin and shell, with better-quality coconut water and coconut meat. Its most distinctive feature is that the coconut water has a rich taro-like fragrance, a high sugar content, and delicate, soft coconut meat. It is nutritious and a high-quality natural green food.

2. Red dwarf coconut

The fruit is oblong, the longitudinal section of the fruit is round, the skin is orange-red, and the drupe is nearly spherical in shape. It has no particularly fragrant coconut water aroma. The fruit is about 22.5 cm long and 13.5 cm wide.

3. Yellow dwarf coconut

The fruit is angular in shape, the longitudinal section of the fruit is round, the skin is yellow, and the drupe is nearly spherical in shape. It has no particularly fragrant coconut water aroma. The fruit is about 25 cm long and 15.5 cm wide.

4. Green dwarf coconut

Its characteristic is that the fruit and leaves are dark green. It flowers early, flowering and fruiting about 3 years after planting. The trunk is relatively small, the crown is dense, the fruit is small, the yield is high, and the coconut meat is thin.

5. Wen coconut

The fruit is ovate, the longitudinal section of the fruit is round, the skin is brownish-yellow, and the drupe is nearly spherical in shape. It has no particularly fragrant coconut water aroma. The fruit is about 21.5 cm long and 16.5 cm wide.

6. Tall coconut

The fruit is ovate, the longitudinal section of the fruit is ovate, the skin is green, and the drupe is ovate in shape. It has no particularly fragrant coconut water aroma. It is 21.5 cm long and 17.5 cm wide.

7. Small yellow coconut

The fruit is ovate, the longitudinal section of the fruit is ovate, the skin is brownish-yellow, and the drupe is nearly spherical in shape. It has no particularly fragrant coconut water aroma. It is 22 cm long and 11.5 cm wide.