Cocos nucifera

Coconut Palace ¹

Cocos nucifera, otherwise known as coconut, is native to the Pacific region and is believed to be first cultivated in Southeast Asia.² As homage to the World Food Day,³ it is worth remembering that coconut plays an important part in the culinary terroir and overall agricultural economy of the Philippines. It is often a subject of Filipino artistic expressionism along with other tropical fruits, as exemplified by the Arts Décoratifs style in the Manila Metropolitan Theatre. Its influence also extends to architecture such as the famed Coconut Palace.⁴

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REFERENCES (URL, Retrieved on October 16, 2022 – World Food Day)

1. https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/04/29/17/imelda-built-coconut-palace-takes-asean-summit-spotlight
2. https://source.wustl.edu/2011/06/deep-history-of-coconuts-decoded/
3. https://www.fao.org/world-food-day/en
4. https://www.academia.edu/7929335/Reflections_on_the_Coconut_Palace