Figures (3)  Tables (1)

    • Figure 1. 

      An illustration of tropical China. Tropical areas and the distribution of tropical agriculture in China were marked in red in the figure. The map used in this figure is based on the official Chinese map provided by the Standard Map Service of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China (http://bzdt.ch.mnr.gov.cn/). The Map Inspection Number for the map used in this figure is GS(2016)1584.

    • Figure 2. 

      The coconut palm in China. Hainan: planting area: ca. 37,900 hectares, annual production: ca. 223.15 million nuts. Yunnan: planting area: ca. 200 hectares, annual production: ca. 1.8 million nuts. The scale of production and plantation of coconuts in Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and Taiwan are limited and cannot be accurately measured. The map used in this figure is based on the official Chinese map provided by the Standard Service System of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China (http://bzdt.ch.mnr.gov.cn/). The Map Inspection Number for the map used in this figure is GS(2019)1659.

    • Figure 3. 

      Coconut in vitro technologies used to protect and propagate coconut. Zygotic embryos were generally used for exchange and tissue culture. External environmental factors were studied to enhance the establishment of plantlets.

    • Province Origin Main growing
      area (city)      		 Variety Planting
      area (hm2)      		 Yield (million) Application
      Hainan Philippines; Malaysia; Wenchang, Hainan Haikou Yellow Dwarf; Red Dwarf; Wenye 78F1; Laguna Tall 2, 609 12.20 Food, industrial products, medicine, wind and sand control, ornaments
      Thailand Qionghai Aromatic Green Dwarf 6, 876 49.80
      Fiji Wanning Tall; Red Dwarf; Yellow Dwarf 2, 045 15.85
      Wenchang, Hainan; Malaysia Wenchang Wenye 78F1; Wenye No.2;
      Wenye No.3; Wenye No.4; PB121      		 15, 298 53.63
      Fiji Lingshui Tall; Red Dwarf; Yellow Dwarf; Wenye 5, 488 18.36
      Guangdong Malaysia Zhanjiang Green; Red; Brown; PB121 130 1.53 Food, industrial products, medicinal use, wind and sand control, cultural symbols
      Malaysia Xuwen, Zhanjiang Green; Red; Yellow; Brown
      Malaysia Leizhou Green; Red; PB121 Not available Not available
      Guangxi Malaysia; Hainan Dongxing Green; PB121 Not available Not available Food, industrial products, medicinal, wind and sand control, cultural symbols
      Malaysia; Hainan Beihai Green; Red; Yellow; Brown; Red-Brown; Red Dwarf; Yellow Dwarf Not available Not available
      Yunnan Mengla; Jinghong; Thailand; Wenchang, Hainan Xishuangbanna; Jinghong; Yuxi; Yuanjiang; Hekou; Honghe; Baoshan; Dehong Yunye; Jinghong Yellow; Dypsis leptocheilos; Aromatica Green Dwarf; Wenye 78F1; Yellow Dwarf; Red Dwarf; Hainan Tall 200 1.80 Food, wind and sand control
      Taiwan Thailand; Malaysia; Laos Pingtung; Kaohsiung; Taitung; Tainan; Hualien Laos; Green; Red; Yellow; Aromatic Green Dwarf 4, 840 24.72 Edible, medicinal, windbreak and sand fixation
      Fujian Cuba Fuzhou Roystonea regia Not available Not available Edible; Ornamental; purify the air; windbreak and soil fixation

      Table 1. 

      Survey of coconut producing areas in China.