Malayan Dwarf
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The Malayan Dwarf is a variety of coconut palm. The palm is classified based on the nut color: ivory yellow nuts, apricot red nuts, and green nuts . The palm's resistance to the Lethal Yellowing
Lethal yellowing
thumb|Palm tree dying of lethal yellowingLethal Yellowing is a phytoplasma disease that attacks many species of palms, including some commercially important species such as the Coconut and Date Palm. It is spread by the planthopper Haplaxius crudus which is native to Florida, parts of the...

 disease is the characteristic that makes it to be one of the important dwarf types in the world .

Recognition of the Malayan Dwarf's resistance to lethal yellowing was in 1956 at Round Hill, Jamaica
Round Hill, Jamaica
The historic Round Hill hotel and villa resort near Montego Bay in Hanover, Jamaica opened in 1952. It is located on a peninsula that was originally a sugar plantation and subsequently changed over to coconuts and allspice. It has entertained many celebrities and politicians including John F....

, where the Malayan Dwarfs affected by the disease was only a very small percentage .

The Maypan coconut palm
Maypan coconut palm
Maypan is an F1 hybrid coconut [palm] that was developed by the Research Department of the Coconut Industry Board of Jamaica to be resistant to Lethal Yellowing disease...

 is a DwarfxTall hybrid between the Malayan Dwarf and Panama Tall . The DwarfxTall hybrid between the Malayan Dwarf (yellow) and West African Tall is locally known as Mawa
Mawa
Mama may refer to:* Mawa, Bangladesh* the Mawa Clawed Frog, a species of frog endemic to Cameroon* Orang Mawas, a proposed hominid cryptid reported to inhabit the jungle of Johor in Malaysia* Mawa language ,...

, in Ivory Coast, Mawa is known as Port-Bouet-121 .

Other types of dwarfs are: (in alphabetical order)
  • Cameroon Red Dwarf
  • Chowghat Dwarf Green
  • Chowghat Dwarf Orange
  • Coconino
  • Eburnea
  • Equatorial Guinea Green Dwarf
  • Equatorial Guinea Yellow Dwarf
  • Gangabondam
  • Ghana Yellow Dwarf
  • Gon Thembili
  • Haari Papua
  • Kelapa Gading
  • Kelapa Radja
  • Laccadive Dwarf
  • Lakshadweep Dwarf
  • Maldive Dwarf
  • Mangipod
  • Mu-see-Keo
  • N'uleka
  • Nok-koom
  • Pilipog
  • Pugai
  • Pumila
  • Rath Thembli
  • Regia
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