Coconut children wear, as well as on the scouting pins and flags. The Philippines is the world's second-largest producer of coconuts; the production of coconuts plays an important role in the economy. Coconuts in the Philippines are usually used in making main dishes, refreshments, and desserts. Coconut juice is also a popular drink in the country. In the Philippines, particularly Cebu, rice is wrapped in coconut leaves for cooking and subsequent storage; these packets are called "puso". Coconut milk, known as "gata", and grated coconut flakes are used in the preparation of dishes such as "laing", "ginataan", "bibingka", "ube halaya", "pitsi-pitsî",
King coconut in Sri Lanka is currently classified into 15 different coconut forms grouped under three varieties, namely 'Typica', 'Nana' and 'Aurantiaca'. The visual morphological features of several new coconut morphotypes were characterized with the objective of including them in the taxonomic classification of coconut in Sri Lanka.It is also found in some parts of Kerala, here it is known as (Chomana Thenga) or red coconut. King coconut King coconut ("Cocos nucifera") is a variety of coconut, native to Sri Lanka where it is known as Thembili (Sinhala: තැඹිලි). Sweeter than regular coconuts, there are several sub varieties of the king coconut-the