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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2005-09-09</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001327012</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Coconut Palm Acquisition Corp.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CNUTU</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001326150</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Prentice Capital Management, LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>623 FIFTH AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001326156</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Zimmerman Michael</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>623 FIFTH AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1667000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See (1) and (2)</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Prentice Capital Management, LP (the &quot;Investment Manager&quot;) serves as investment manager to a number of investment funds
(including Prentice Capital Partners, LP, Prentice Capital Partners QP, LP and Prentice Capital Offshore, Ltd.) and manages
investments for certain entities in managed accounts with respect to which it has voting and dispositive authority over the
Common Stock reported in this Form 3. Michael Zimmerman (&quot;Mr. Zimmerman&quot;) is responsible for the supervision and conduct of
all investment activities of the Investment Manager, including, without limitation, for all investment decisions with
respect to the assets of such investment funds and managed accounts.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Neither the Investment Manager nor Mr. Zimmerman directly owns any shares of Common Stock. The Investment Manager and Mr.
Zimmerman may be deemed to beneficially own 1,667,000 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 13.336% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock. Each of the Investment Manager and Mr. Zimmerman disclaims any beneficial ownership of
the shares of Common Stock included in this report to the extent such beneficial ownership exceeds such person's pecuniary
interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>PRENTICE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP, By: Michael Weiss as Chief Financial Officer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-09-16</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
