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)