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2 species of the small cocoanut, from the Spanish Maine

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

December 26, 1811

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 58

Notes:

At this time cocoanut, or cocoa nut, often referred to the seeds of the cacao tree or the pod containing them, rather than to the fruit or nut-like seed of the coconut palm.