Umthi wekhokhonathi Luhlobo lwesundu kusapho lakwa-Arecaceae, Ukuba neempawu zokuba monotypic kwaye iintlobo zayo kuphela yaziwa phantsi kwegama Cocos Nucifera.
Ezi zityalo zinokukhula zibe ngama-30 m ubude kwaye iziqhamo zayo yikhokhonathi, ikwangumthi ongumfuziselo welizwe laseZulia eVenezuela.
Imvelaphi yomthi wekhokhonathi
Esi sityalo sihlala sifumaneka kwi Unxweme lolwandle olushushu lweLwandle lweCaribbean kunye nolwandlekazi lwamaIndiya nolwePasifiki. Nangona inokulinywa kwezinye iindawo ezinemozulu eshushu.
Umthi wekhokhonathi ukhula ngokwendalo ecaleni komgca weikhweyitha. Ikwasetyenziswa nasentengisweni, kuba kukho amazwe angaphezu kwama-80 awakhayo Amasimi okuxhaphaza olu hlobo luhle, kuba iziqhamo zayo, ikhokhonathi, yinxalenye ebalulekileyo ye-gastronomy yamazwe amaninzi ehlabathi, ngakumbi lawo akweleenjiko.
Kufuneka kuqatshelwe ukuba isityalo sekhokhonathi asiziva sintle kwimozulu ebandayo, kwaye ayisixhasi iindawo eziphakamileyo, kwaye imihlaba eqinileyo engenatyuwa. Yiyo loo nto imozulu efumileyo enomoya onamandla ibalulekile kulimo lwayo ukuze iintyatyambo zityatyathwe ngokuchanekileyo kwaye iziqhamo zayo zikhule ngokukhululekileyo.
Iimpawu zemithi yekhokhonathi
Iimpawu zolu hlobo zinokutyiswa unyaka wonke nge isichumiso esithile semithi yesundu, ngononophelo lokonyusa isichumisi ngexesha lasehlotyeni kuxa isityalo sikhula ngakumbi.
Nangona ungothusi ukuba umthi wekhokhonathi owukhulisayo ekhayeni lakho uhlala unyaka nje okanye ithuba elide, kuba Imithi yekhokhonathi ifuna iityuwa eziphezulu kunye nokukhanya kwelanga; Ukuba awukwazi ukubonelela ngezi zinto ngokungaguquguqukiyo nangobuninzi, isityalo sinokufa emva kwexesha elichazwe apha ngasentla.
Amagqabi omthi we coconut anokufikelela kwiimitha ezi-3 ubude kunye nesiqhamo sawo, ikhokhonathi, ithathwa njengeyona mbewu inkulu ekhoyo. Ngaphandle kwento yokuba umthi wekhokhonathi luhlobo lwe-monotypic, ineentlobo ezahlukeneyo zohlobo lwazo, ezahlulwe ngokombala wesiqhamo, kuba izityalo zibonisa umahluko kubungakanani besiqu.
Olona phawu luqhelekileyo kuyo yonke imithi yekhokhonathi kukungcamla kwesiqhamo, esisiso intle, iswiti, iyinyama kwaye inejusi.
Ukudubula
Ukudubula komthi we coconut kwenzeka rhoqo, ukuba ziintyatyambo zowasetyhini ezivelisa imbewu.
Xa inkqubo yokuvuthwa iphela, iintyatyambo zabasetyhini zenza uhlobo lwe imbewu emilise okweqanda eyi-monosperm oval ukuya kuthi ga kwi-30 cm ubukhulu, kunye ne-pericarp ene-fibrous kunye ne-bony endocarp.
Le mbewu yaziwa ngokuba yi coconut, ine iqokobhe langaphandle elimdaka ngombala elinzima kakhulu, ngokungafaniyo nengqimba yangaphakathi yekhokhonathi emhlophe ngombala kwaye inamanzi amnandi, abizwa ngokuba ngamanzi ecoconut okanye ubisi lwekhokhonathi.
Into engakholelekiyo ngesi siqhamo kukuba inokusasazeka naphina emhlabeni ngamaza olwandle kwaye ihlume kulo naluphi na ulwandle olushushu. ezi ziqhamo ziyala ukuxubeka kwetyuwa emanzini.
Imvelaphi yegama
Igama lesi sityalo lanikwa lona ngabaqhubi beenqanawa basePortugal abathi ngexesha lokuqala Uhambo lukaVasco da Gama oluya eIndiya, beza nemizekelo yesi siqhamo eYurophu. Oomatiloshe bayinika eli gama ngenxa yokufana phakathi kobuso obonakala ngathi bunama-walnut, amehlo amabini kunye nomlomo ovulekileyo kunye ne-monster 'Côco' evela kwiintsomi zasePortugal.
Umthi wekhokhonathi uphakathi kwemithi eluncedo. Umgubo wayo owomileyo uqulethe phakathi kwe-60-70% yeepids, ezivela kuyo ioyile, esetyenziselwa ukudala isepha kunye neeargarines.
Iinkuni zisetyenziselwa ukwakha kwaye kwiindawo ezininzi kwihlabathi liphela amanzi ecoconut asetyenziselwa ukwenza iwayini kunye neziselo ezihlaziyayo.
Unonophelo
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