page_title: King coconut
hierarchical_section_title: King coconut
caption_attribution_description: සිංහල: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ පාරක් අසල කඩයක විකිනීමට තබාඇති තැඹිලි ගෙඩි
context_page_description: King coconut is a variety of coconut, native to Sri Lanka where it is known as Thambili. Sweeter than regular coconuts, there are several sub varieties of the king coconut-the most common being the "red dwarf". The other variety is "Ran Thambili", a smaller variety containing about forty nuts in a bunch. The king coconut tree is shorter than coconut trees, and are found commonly growing wild in many areas of the country.
  King coconut water has been used in Ayurveda. One of the most common uses is a mixture of Aralu powder added to the water of one king coconut.
  Sri Lanka now exports packaged king coconut water in a variety of brands.
  There are many cultivated coconut varieties found in Sri Lanka. Most of them undergo research through the National Coconut Research Institute. According to research, the National Coconut Research Institute identified these varieties during a recent coconut germplasm exploration mission in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka.
  Coconut in Sri Lanka is currently classified into 15 different forms grouped under three varieties,
  namely 'Typica', 'Nana' and 'Aurantiaca'.
context_section_description: King coconut (Cocos nucifera) is a  variety of coconut, native to Sri Lanka where it is known as Thambili (Sinhalaතැඹිලි). Sweeter than regular coconuts, there are several sub varieties of the king coconut-the most common being the "red dwarf" (kaha thambili, commonly referred to as gon thambili). The other variety is "Ran Thambili", a smaller variety containing about forty nuts in a bunch. The king coconut tree is shorter than coconut trees, and are found commonly growing wild in many areas of the country.
  King coconut water has been used in Ayurveda (herbal medicine). One of the most common uses is a mixture of Aralu powder (Myrobalans) added to the water of one king coconut.
  Sri Lanka now exports packaged king coconut water in a variety of brands.
  There are many cultivated coconut varieties found in Sri Lanka. Most of them undergo research through the National Coconut Research Institute. According to research, the National Coconut Research Institute identified these varieties during a recent coconut germplasm exploration mission in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. 
  Coconut in Sri Lanka is currently classified into 15 different forms grouped under three varieties,
  namely 'Typica', 'Nana' and 'Aurantiaca'. The visual morphological features of several new coconut morphotypes were characterized with the objective of including them in the taxonomic classification of coconut in Sri Lanka.It is also found in some parts of Kerala, here it is known as (Chomana Thenga) or red coconut.
caption: Thembili kiosk by a main road in Sri Lanka
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