The Golden seed on the left dries into the brown seed on the right. The brown coconut seed is what you will receive.
This Red Dwarf from Tahiti was introduced into Africa in the 1970s. However, in Tahiti it is known as the “Haari Papua”, literally “Papuan coconut”. Yet, Papua New Guinea is almost 6,000 km from Tahiti, at the other side of the Pacific Ocean ! For several centuries, Polynesian or Melanesian sailors traveled across the Pacific Ocean bringing plants with them. They considerably confused the issue of coconut variety origins.
In Polynesia, Tahiti Red Dwarf is mostly used for decoration in gardens and villages. On well watered volcanic soils, some palms bear numerous small fruits, which are left on the palms for a long time and only few of them are consumed.
