Figure 2: Longitudinal section through a coconut (left) and plan view of stone (right)

1 – thin, yellow-brown, watertight outer skin (exocarp)

2 – thick, fibrous middle layer (coconut fiber, coir, mesocarp)

3 – hard inner layer, the stone (endocarp)

4 – white, oily copra layer, 1 – 2 cm thick (solid endosperm)

5 – cavity filled with coconut milk (liquid endosperm)

6 – embryo

7 – „eyes“ (3 germ pores set in pits)