Verified coconut palm spotted outside a Kauai hotel
iNaturalist: jeremypmccann
Native Plants
Every verified sighting like this one helps scientists and gardeners alike track where coconut palms actually thrive across Hawaii's shifting climate and coastlines.
Someone snapped a photo of a coconut palm growing at a hotel in Lihue, Hawaii, and uploaded it to iNaturalist. Other users and the platform's identification system confirmed the species, bumping it up to 'research-grade' status, meaning it's reliable enough for scientists to use in their data. It's a small but real contribution to mapping where this iconic tropical tree grows.
Key Findings
Observation location: Across Garden Island Inn, Lihue, HI 96766, USA
Species confirmed: Cocos nucifera (coconut palm)
Observation reached 'research-grade' status on iNaturalist, indicating community-verified identification
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A coconut palm growing at a hotel in Lihue, Hawaii, was logged and verified as a research-grade observation on iNaturalist, adding a confirmed data point for the species in that location.
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coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) observed in Across Garden Island Inn, Lihue, HI 96766, USA
Research-grade observation of coconut palm in Across Garden Island Inn, Lihue, HI 96766, USA.
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The coconut is a member of the palm family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos. The term "coconut" can denote the whole coconut palm tree or the large hard fruit. Originally native to the Central Indo-Pacific, they are ubiquitous in coastal tropical regions.