1、 Plant type difference

The height of Hawaiian coconut is high and can grow to about 3 meters. The stem is very upright and grows in clusters. Several plants grow together. There are obvious bamboo knots on the plant. Each bamboo knot is about 10cm long and looks clear

The height of pocket coconut is relatively limited, and the plant type is shorter. It can grow up to about 1 meter at most. Only a few branches grow together, so it is difficult to appear in clusters. There are no obvious bamboo knots on the plant, which looks small and difficult to distinguish, about 1 cm

2、 Leaf difference

The leaves of Hawaiian coconut are lanceolate. The leaves are relatively long, about 35cm long, but very narrow

The leaves of pocket coconut are relatively short, about 14-22cm long and about 2-3cm wide. Although they are short, they are wider than the leaves of the former

3、 Flower fruit difference

Hawaiian coconut is a meat cone, axillary in the stem, with pink flowers and purplish red berries

Although the flowers of pocket coconut are also meat cones, they are yellow beads, and the berries are orange red or yellow