Question

Is coconut a dioecious plant?

Answer 1

Monoecious plant:

1. Monoecious plants have their male and female reproductive parts in the same plant.
2. They produce both male and female gametes.
3. The male part is called the androecium, which consists of stamens, and the female part is called the gynoecium which consists of the pistil.
4. Examples of monoecious plants include maize, coconut, and cucurbit.

Dioecious plant:

1. Dioecious plants have their male and female reproductive parts on different plants.
2. They produce only one gamete i.e. either male or female gamete.
3. Examples of the dioecious plant are a date, spinach, and papaya.