stupposa

Updated: May 9, 2025

Among them the rutila yields the best and most supple fibres, while those of the stupposa are stiff and almost unbending. The varieties also differ greatly in size, color, shape and quality, and the trees have also peculiar characteristics.

Hugo de Vries - Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation

The fibrous strands of the rind of the nut are developed in some forms to such a length and strength as to yield the industrial product known as the coir-fibre. Only three of them are mentioned by Miquel that have this quality, the Cocos nucifera rutila, cupuliformis and stupposa.

Hugo de Vries - Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation