2.1. Morpho-Anatomy. Coconut palms produce a large, single seeded fruit [] (Figure 1), referred to as a drupe [].The fruit consists of a thin outermost layer (the exocarp or epidermis, 0.1 mm thick), a thick layer of fibrous tissues referred to as the husk or coir (the mesocarp, 1 to 5 cm thick) and a hard lignified layer or shell (the endocarp, 3 to 6 …