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...rica and the Caribbean for 10% and Africa for 3% (6% of planted area). The major producers are Indonesia (30% of world production), the Philippines (23%) an ...It has a special position in the market together with palm-kernel oil as a major source of lauric oil. The Philippines exports about 80% of their national c

*Groundnut tree, corkwood tree, African oil-nut tree (En). == Major references ==

*Crow fig, nux-vomica tree, poison nut, snake-wood, strychnine plant (En). == Major references ==

...into a translucent gelatinous glue. The cotyledons resemble those of kola nut (''Cola'' spp.), and are sometimes used as an adulterant, but they are very == Major references ==

...to treat a bad cough and sore throat. Leaves may also be chewed with betel nut (''Areca catechu'' L.) and lime to ease the pain of constant coughing. On Y ...(Editors), 1993. Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 5(1). Timber trees: Major commercial timbers. Pudoc Scientific Publishers, Wageningen, the Netherland

...bout 50 compounds have been identified in the oil, accounting for 97%. The major compounds in the essential oil are p-cymene, limonene (up to 32.5%), α-ter *Fruit a nut entirely concealed by the connivent tepals, 1-seeded.

== Major species == *Nut sedge, nut grass, cyperus (En)

== Major species == *Jatropha, physic nut (En)

*Bonduc nut, fever nut (En) ...d chiefly in secondary forest up to 800 m altitude. ''C. bonduc'' and ''C. major'' are often confused or misidentified.

== Major species == ...d that a woman can increase her fertility by chewing the leaves with betel nut (''Areca catechu'' L.) for a week. In Thailand, the flowers are considered

== Major species == ...pecies is eaten for indigestion. The leaves are sometimes eaten with betel nut (''Areca catechu'' L.) to ease pain in the abdomen. The rhizome is used in

== Major species == ...e Solomon Islands, the leaves of ''P. olivacea'' Val. are eaten with betel nut (''Areca catechu'' L.) to relieve stomach-ache. The sap of the stem is used

== Major species == ...ves chewed with roasted coconut are said to cure thrush. Chewed with betel nut (''Areca catechu'' L.) they are considered antitussive and a remedy to avoi

...iality produced by slow drying, dehusking and shelling of the whole mature nut. It is used to prepare sweets offered during religious and cultural rites a The nut cavity is filled with water that tastes sweet when the coconut is young. Co

== Major species and synonyms == *Fruit a small nut, compressed, 1-seeded, crowned by the styles.