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There are many varieties of coconuts that vary in size, color, husk, and internal tissue.  In the Philippines there are strains that have very large nuts so that only 3000 are requires to produce a ton of copra (the dried white flesh) instead of the usual 6000.

Another variety is the dwarf Malayan coconut that is shorter than the usual tree, with fruits that are golden color.  The Philippine variety, Makapuno, has a fruit that the interior is filled with soft sweet tissue used as a delicacy at the Philippine table.  In Sri Lanka a variety called Nawasi which has a soft, edible husk.

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