If you’re driving along a tropical coast, it can be easy ... coconut. Because of their similar characteristics, many people mistake palm and coconut trees for one another. But not every palm ...

Most coconut palms have a single trunk and head - this one has three heads. "It is a rare botanical curiosity", says Dr Roland Bourdeix, who works with the Marc Delorme coconut research station ...

Palm sugar is a sweetener that is made from the sap present in the flower buds of the coconut palm tree. It is known as natural sugar because it involves minimum processing and no chemicals are used.