It is documented that if coconut water is used with auxins it strongly induces cell division in tissues (Steward 1958). Coconut water contains 9-ß-D-ribofuranosylzeatin (a cytokinin) (Pierik 1987) and its presence (5-15% v/v) in the culture medium enhance the growth and proliferation of propagules especially in orchid culture (Park et al. 2002, Sinha et al. 2003) probably due to the additional amount of cytokinin.