Nair, R.B.2014-06-032014-06-032007-02-08In: Coconut research and development; proceedings of the international symposium, 1st, CPCRI, Kasaragod, 27-31 Dec. 1976. Edited by N. M. Nayar. Wiley Eastern, New Delhi 1983 p-313-315http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2314One palm in Car Nicobar Island was found to produce only sterile male and female flowers with no button shedding. The pigmy-size barren fruits attained a maximum size of 9x5 cm, and a volume of 115 cc after 12 months of growth. All the fruits possessed two internal supernumerary whorls of three alternating carpels each, and the embryo sac was under-developed. The male flowers also had three whorls of alternating supernumerary boat-like fleshy sepals, the anthers dehisced normally, but were mostly devoid of pollen.encoconutbarren fruitsArticle