Coconut Ecomuseum

More than 1000 items and concepts about the coconut palm!

Be prepared for an extraordinary journey to the many lands of the coconut palm! You will discover a diversity that you could not even imagine. Currently, the nomenclature comprises 10 major themes and more than 150 sections (in English and in French). For each of these sections, it is possible to produce on request at least one large size HD poster (up to 180x100 cm in size). Some of these sections are so rich and diverse (for example the one on coconut scrapers) that it is possible to make three posters for a single section.

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About 200 interesting posters describing various aspects of the coconut palm can be prepared ! Of course, a particular museum will not represent all the avalaible sections. The very wide choice offered allows to select the sections you wish to integrate into your museum. Below are mentioned the ten major themes of the classification, which point to dedicated pages. Still below is the complete classification with all links (English and French versions). We also start to prepare a documentation by country that is not yet included.

The work is not terminated, so missing information is indicated by a section title still written in asterisk (most missing is French version).

Ten themes for structuring
the Coconut Ecomuseums

CC. Coconut - Noix de coco
CL. Leaves – Feuilles
CI. Inflorescences - Inflorescences
CS. Stem - Tronc ou stipe
CR. Roots - Racines
CG. Graphic 2D representations - 2D
CD. 3D representations - 3D
CT. Tools for coconut - Outils
CF. Cultural facts - Culturel
CA. Coconut Cultivation - Nuciculture
CV. About the webmaster - L'auteur

All topics for Coconut Ecomuseums

CC. Coconut - Noix de coco

CCH. Husk - Bourre de la noix de coco

CCHR. Rope and its use - Corde
CCHU. Unbraided fiber - Non tressée
CCHH. Horticulture and hydroponics - Horticulture
CCHE. Edible husk - Comestible
CCHJ. Husk Jewels - Bijouterie
CCHA. Husk Carving - Sculpture
CCHC. Clothes - Vêtements
CCHF. Husk freaks - Raretés
CCHM. Medicinal - Médicinal
CCHO. Other husk uses - Autres

CCS. Shell - Coque de la noix

CCSH. Shell Handicraft - Artisanat

CCSJ. Shell Jewellery - Bijouterie

CCK. Kernel - Amande de la noix

CCKG. Grated or Cut Kernel - Amande
CCKK. Coconut cakes and recipes - Gâteaux et recettes
CCKC. Copra and its oil - Coprah
CCKV. Fresh Kernel Oil - Huile fraîche
CCKM. Milk and derived products - Lait
CCKH. Handicraft - Artisanat
CCK0. Other uses of Kernel – Autres

CCW. Water - Eau Interne de la noix

CL. Leaves - Feuilles

CLR. Roof and fences - Palissades
CLB. Other braiding - Autres tressages
CLP. Petiole and rachis - Pétiole
CLM. Midrib - Nervures
CLO. Other uses - Autres

CI. Inflorescences - Inflorescences

CIS. Sap products - Produits de la sève
CIK. Spikelet and Peduncle - Epillets
CIA. Spathe - Enveloppe
CIO. Other products - Autres

CS. Stem - Tronc ou stipe

CR. Roots - Racines

CRM. Medicinal Uses - Usages médicinaux
CRO. Other uses - Autres usages des racines

CG. Graphic 2D representations - 2D

CGB. Botany - Botanique

CGBS. Serious botany - Sérieuse
CGBW. Whimsical botany - Fantaisiste

CGH. Humorous drawing - Humour
CGA. Art paintings - Peintures

CGAA. Ancient painting - Anciennes
CGAI. Impressionnism - Impressionnisme
CGAG. Gauguin and coconut - Gauguin
CGAM. Modern painting - Moderne
CGAN. Naive and figurative - Naive
CGAC. Computer designed images - Digitales

CD. 3D representations - 3D

CDC. Carvings - Sculpture

CDCP. Wooden panels - Haut et bas reliefs
CDCW. Wood Sculpture - Bois
CDCM. Metal sculpture - Métal
CDCS. Stone sculpture - Pierre
CDCN. Carved by nature! - Nature!
CDCD. Wall decorations - Murales

CDJ. Jewelry - Bijoux

CDJP. Precious jewelry - Joaillerie
CDJC. Costume jewelry - Fantaisie

CDA. Architecture - Architecture cocotier

CT. Tools for coconut - Outils

CTG. Coconut graters - Grattoirs
CTH. Harvest Tools - Outils de récolte
CTB. Opening the coconut - Ouverture
CTO. Other Coconut tools - Autres outils

CF. Cultural coconut - Culturel

CFL. Legends - Légendes
CFT. Litterature - Littérature
CFM. Musical coconut - Musique
CFD. Dancing coconut - Danse
CFI. Islands born from a coconut - Îles
CFR. Religious uses - Usages religieux
CFE. Coconut game - Jeux de coco
CFG. Places named coconut - Géographie
CFA. Animals and coconut - Animaux
CFW. Coconut witchcraft - Sorcellerie
CFX. Sexy coconut! - Sexy!
CFO. Other cultural uses - Autres

CA. Coconut Cultivation - Nuciculture

CAG. Diversity, Genetics and breeding - Diversité et Sélection

CAGV. Varietal Identification - Reconnaissance Variétale
CAGD. Coconut Diversity - Diversité
CAGM. Variety, Cultivar, Population and Accession? - In French
CAGA. Naming Varieties - Nomenclature
CAGS. Selecting parent palms - Géniteurs
CAGN. Producing hybrid seednuts - Hybrides
CAGG. Creating a genebank - Collection
CAGC. Coconut clones - Clones
CAGO. Coco de mer - Coco fesse

CAC. Creating a plantation - P lanter!

CACN. Seedbed and Nursery - Pépinière
CACE. Planting designs - Dispositifs
CACP. Planting techniques - Plantation
CACI. Intercropping - Intercalaires

CAM. Maintenance - Entretien

CAMC. Cover crops - Couvertures
CAMD. Coconut diseases - Maladies
CAMR. Coconut pests - Ravageurs
CAML. Climate - Climat
CAMI. Mineral deficiencies - Déficiences

CAH. Harvesting - Récolte

This nomenclature helps to classify useful themes for designing Coconut Ecomuseum. It required more than ten years of work, and its complete exploration is not yet finished. It is copyrighted (Creative CommonsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License). It must be cited in the following terms:

Bourdeix, R. (2022, 30th March) Nomenclature of items and concepts for conception of coconut ecomuseums. version 4. Available at: https://www.coconutmuseum.org/

©R. Bourdeix, 2022, version 4

1000 stories about the coconut tree, choose randomly!

During the 35 years that I spent to work on the coconut tree, I produced approximately 1000 scientific papers or films. They are gathered in this drawing! Click randomly on it to see one or more. I ask for your indulgence, some papers are not finished yet (many in French), but I'm working on it!

Mots clefs/références - m

Towards more effective and affordable coconut beetle traps!

Towards more effective and affordable coconut beetle traps! The simplest trap models can be marketed for less than ten US dollars and can even be made at home. Please read first the sections highlighted in yellow if you are in a hurry!

The information presented hereunder comes primarily from a confidential website created by Roland Bourdeix starting in September 2025 to document his research and technical trials aimed at improving trapping of Oryctes in Hawaiʻi and other regions. The original website was not indexed by search engines and remained invisible to the public. Since then, an e-Soleau filing and provisional French and United States patent applications have been made, clarifying the rights to the invention and allowing us to disclose a substantial part of the work.

The design of these new traps has been guided by two original principles:

A principle of radical simplification, so that the traps are extremely affordable, and very easy to manufacture and use.
A principle of cumulative synergistic effects. For example, if products A and B both attract insects, but A is more effective than B, product B is not discarded; instead, it is retained and used in combination with product A.

Photos from Hana Hou!, the in‑flight magazine of Hawaiian Airlines, December–January 2025–2026

We intend to collaborate with anyone willing to invest the effort to test, use, and improve these traps, regardless of their background, knowledge, or level of expertise. Our goal is to involve a broad community of active participants who share a commitment to addressing the CRB challenge. This collaboration is not limited to those working directly with palms; it can also include people who grow or care for other plants affected by CRB, as well as communities that wish to take an active role in protecting their landscapes and resources.

The main steps in the development and protection process are as follows:

August 2025. Invitation to Hawaiʻi by the University of Hawaiʻi West Oahu and by the NiU NOW! community and cultural movement of the Puʻuhonua Society. This visit allowed the inventor to appreciate the full extent of the damage caused in Hawaiʻi by the coconut rhinoceros beetle. Thanks to Dr. Manulani Aluli Meyer, Konohiki for Kūlana o Kapolei, Director of Indigenous Education at the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu, and to Indrajit Gunasekara, Director of the community coconut program of the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR).
November 2025. Filing of Soleau envelope DSO2025027961 for new trap designs. The Soleau envelope (now called e-Soleau) is a service of the French National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) that provides evidence that a creation existed on a specific date. It serves as proof of prior possession but does not grant exclusive intellectual property rights in the way that a patent or trademark does.
June 2026. Formal recognition by the employer that this is an “invention hors mission attribuable,” and that the employer does not wish to exercise its right of attribution. From that moment, the inventor became the holder of all rights attached to this invention and is free to protect, exploit, and promote it in his own name and for his own benefit.
June 2026. Filing of a provisional patent application with the French National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI): patent application no. FR2607667, filed on June 9, 2026.
June 2026. Filing of a provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office: application no. 64/089,908, filed on June 13, 2026.

The title of these patent applications is:

Suspended flexible-body traps for capturing insects of the genera Oryctes, Scapanes, Augosoma and Rhynchophorus, pests of coconut palm, oil palm, date palm and ornamental palms.
Pièges suspendus à corps flexible pour la capture d’insectes des genres Oryctes, Scapanes, Augosoma et Rhynchophorus, ravageurs du cocotier, du palmier à huile, du palmier dattier et des palmiers ornementaux.

The various sections below describe the research conducted and the characteristics of the invention.

Section 1 — Pests and their palm hosts: economic impact, biology, and behavior

Section 2 — State of the art in trapping: existing trap types and their limitations

Section 3 — New suspended flexible-body traps: description and optimization

Section 4 — Outlook: communication, valorization, and research directions

References

Hawaiian airlines (2025). The future of niu. Hana Hou!, 28(6), 68–77. https://issuu.com/nmgnetwork/docs/hana_hou_v28_n_6_-_december-january

Many thanks to my friend Philippe Visitainer, who visited me in October 2025
and, having seen the traps, managed to keep the project confidential
during the period required to clarify the legal ownership of the invention.

Damage caused by coconut beetles in an old plot
at the CNRA Marc Delorme coconut research station in Côte d’Ivoire,
West Africa. Photo R. Bourdeix, 2025.