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Coconut (Dhivehi Ruh)
Coconut (Dhivehi Ruh)
Coconut or cocos nucifera comes form the Arecaceae, palm family. It is a
multi purpose tree. The seed tissue (endosperm) in its fruit is used fresh
or dried, it has a pleasant, mild and nutty fragrance, with a hint of
sweetness. The dry coconuts are scraped and
used in maldivian cuisine often
in short eats and as coconut milk. Also they are used to make coconut oil.
The juice inside the young fruit ”Kurumba Fen” (coconut water ) is a
delicious refresher in all tropics , in fact it is offered to you on arrival
to Sun Island , to quench your thirst after a long journey. It’s the way we
welcome in the Maldives! In 1985, Maldives declared it as the National Tree.
Without waste all of it can be used. Its leaves are used for thatch, in
roofing, branches and trunk as building material and its husk for rope and
for brooms. The ladies use it’s leaves for making a eakle broom used for the
daily sweeping of the roads and yards. You will see ladies from our
neighborhood visiting and cleaning the island using them. On special
festivals sometimes a huge fish ( Bodu Mas) is made out of these branches or
is used for various decorations. Coconut shells are burned and used as fuel
and sometimes used in hand irons for pressing. Enjoy favorite Asian recipes
using coconut from our buffets.
Related Links:
> Exploring The Magical Island
> Fauna of Sun Island
< Exotic Flora of Sun Island
- Annona glabra ( Kalhuhuthu Meyvaa)
- Banana (Faiykeyo gas)
- Bilimbi (Bilamagu)
- Bougainvillea (Dhaahiliyyaamaa)
- Breadfruit (Bambukeyo)
- Cape Gooseberry (Muraaki)
- Coconut (Dhivehi Ruh)
- Curry Leaves (Hikandhi Faiy)
- Custard Apple (Dhivehi Atha)
- Flamboyant Tree (Reethigas)
- Frangipani (Gulchampa)
- Ginger Thomas (Bokarumaa)
- Guava (Feyru)
- Guettarda speciosa (Uni)
- Helianthus debilis ( Lanka Mirihi)
- Henna (Heena Fai)
- Hibiscus (Saima)
- Jamaica cherry (Jeymu)
- Jamaican Mountain Sage (Lantana Camara)
- Jasmine ( Huvandhu Maa)
- Lemon Grass
- Lime (Lumbo)
- Madagascan Periwinkle (Malikuruvaa)
- Mango (Anbu)
- Noni Fruit (Ahivah)
- Papaya (Falho)
- Passion Fruit (Jumhooreemevaa)
- Poinciana pulcherrima L. (Fathanguma)
- Queen of the night ( Husnuheena )
- Rampe
- Sapodilla (Sabudheli)
- Scaevola sericea ( Magoo)
- Scewpine (Maa/Boa Kashikeyo)
- Sea Hibiscus (Dhigga)
- Tamarind (Helenbeli)
- Taro (Olhu Ala)
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