what is the king coconut
Thembili kiosk by a main road in Sri Lanka. King coconut (Cocos nucifera) is a variety of coconut, native to Sri Lanka where it is known as Thembili (Sinhala: à¶­à·à¶¹à·à¶½à·). 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.