The coconut: phylogeny, origins, and spread

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 THE COCONUT: Phylogeny, Origins,and Spread
 THE COCONUT: Phylogeny, Origins,and Spread
 CONTENTS
 PREFACE
 ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS
 Abbreviations
 PREHISTORY/HISTORY ABBREVIATIONS
 DEFINITIONS
 GEOLOGICAL TIMESCALE
 TIMELINE: COCONUT PHYLOGENY VIS-À-VIS PLATE TECTONICS/ CONTINENTAL DRIFT
 INTRODUCTION
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The Coconut in the World
 1. INTRODUCTION
 2. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COCONUTS TO THE FOOD ECONOMY
 2.1 Present Global Production Trends
 2.2 The Declining Trends in Coconut and Coconut Oil Uses
 2.3 Causes of Decline in Coconut Use
 2.4 Consumption Patterns 2 --
Early History, Lore, and Economic Botany1. INTRODUCTION
 2. ETHNOBOTANY OF PALMS
 3. PACIFIC OCEAN ISLANDS
 3.1 General
 3.2 Peopling the Pacific: The Role of the Coconut
 4. ECONOMIC BOTANY OF THE COCONUT
 5. INDIAN OCEAN
 5.1 General
 5.2 The Coconut in Social and Religious Context
 5.3 Origin of the Coconut
 5.4 Other Rituals
 5.5 The Roman Connection
 6. ATLANTIC OCEAN
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Taxonomy and Intraspecific Classification
 1. HISTORY OF COCONUT TAXONOMY
 2. CLASSIFICATION OF TRIBE COCOSEAE
 2.1 Subtribe Bactridinae
 2.2 Subtribe Elaeidinae
 2.3 Subtribe Attaleinae 3. CHARACTER PRIMITIVENESS AND PROGRESSION IN THE PALM FAMILY4. INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION IN THE COCONUT
 4.1 Introduction
 4.2 Features of Coconut Classification
 4.2.1 Fewer Landraces
 4.2.2 Talls and Dwarfs
 4.2.3 Micros
 4.3 History of Variety Classification
 4.3.1 Classical Classification
 4.3.2 Ecotype and Morphotype
 4.3.3 Molecular Biology Characterization
 4.3.4 Niu Kafa and Niu Vai
 4.4 Variety Classification
 4.5 Cataloguing the Variability
 4.6 General Observations
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Paleobotany and Archeobotany
 1. INTRODUCTION
 2. FOSSILS FROM NEW ZEALAND
 3. FOSSILS FROM INDIA 4. FOSSILS FROM OTHER REGIONS5. PALEOPALYNOLOGY
 6. ARCHEOBOTANY
 6.1 Introduction
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Phylogeny
 1. INTRODUCTION
 2. MOORE'S CLASSIFICATION
 3. PHYLOGENY OF THE COCOSOID/COCOSEAE PALMS
 4. COMMENTARY
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Biogeography
 1. INTRODUCTION
 2. AGE AND LINEAGE DIFFERENTIATION OF PALMS
 3. EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES
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Origins: Past Observations
 1. INTRODUCTION
 2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
 2.1 De Condolle's Views
 2.2 American Origin of the Coconut
 2.3 The Opposing Views on American Origin
 2.4 Beccari's Views
 2.5 The Indian Ocean-Western Pacific Ocean Region as Center of Origin 2.6 Child, Purseglove, Whitehead, and Mahabale2.7 Harries' Views
 2.8 The Coconut in Australia
 3. ORIGIN OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN
 4. ATOLL ORIGINS AND ECOLOGY
 4.1 Introduction
 4.2 Atoll Origins
 4.3 Atolls and the Coconut
 5. PEOPLING POLYNESIA VIS-À-VIS THE FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEM
 5.1 Long Pause
 5.2 Colonization of East Polynesia
 5.3 Food Production Economy of the Pacific
 6. NATURAL DISSEMINATION OF THE COCONUT
 7. NEW GUINEA AS AN INDEPENDENT CENTER OF AGRICULTURAL ORIGINS
 7.1 Coconuts in Papua New Guinea
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Origins
 1. INTRODUCTION
 2. PLACE OF ORIGIN
 2.1 Past Propositions