Coconuta are a fruit but they are seedless, how do they reproduce?

Question

Coconuta are a fruit but they are seedless, how do they reproduce?

Answer 1

the coconut is the seed

Answer 2

The coconut IS the seed.

Answer 3

Coconut is a one seeded fruit. By botanical definition it is  a simple dry nut known as a fibrous drupe. The husk, or mesocarp, is composed of fibres called coir and there is an inner stone, or endocarp. The endocarp is the hardest part. It has  three germination pores that are clearly visible on the outside surface once the husk is removed. It is through one of these that the radicle emerges when the embryo germinates. Adhering to the inside wall of the endocarp is the testa, with a thick albuminous endosperm (the coconut "meat"), the white and fleshy edible part of the seed.The endosperm surrounds a hollow interior space, filled with air and often a liquid referred to as coconut water.   The water of a tender coconut is liquid endosperm. It's refreshingly sweet (mild) with aerated feel when cut fresh. Depending on the size a tender coconut could contain the liquid in the range of 300 to 1,000 ml.

It is a single seeded fruit through which the plants are reproduced. There is no method for vegetative reproduction in coconuts. Scientists are trying for tissue culture system for the same but with low sucess.

Answer 4

I will try to answer your question with the help of some illustrations = you have to click on the links every time to see the image .

1 ) on the link below is a coconut tree laden with coconut FRUITS = click on the link =

http://www.plantogram.com/images/coconut...

2 ) On the link below is a sectional view of coconut FRUIT = click on the link =

http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/Web...

In that image EXOCARP , MESOCARP and ENDOCARP are the parts of the FRUIT . Meso and exocarp are the source of coir .

In the same picture = SOLID AND LIQUID ENDOSPERM TOGETHER WITH THE EMBRYO FORM THE SEED !!

one more view = click the link below =

http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/Web...

3 ) On the link below is an excellent image of germinating coconut seed = it is fully labeled =click the link =

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/images/cos...

4 ) Coconut taking roots in sand =

http://marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/htm...

http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/Cooking%20by...

5 ) Coconuts on sea shore =

http://static.flickr.com/40/83761857_b7b...

From = A Botanist

Answer 5

That coconut is the seed.

You are thinking about apple seeds or such that are many tiny seeds all together inside a fruit. The coconut is a large single seed and if planted properly will put down a root and send up leaves.