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The male flower of the coco de mer (Lodoicea maldivica), also known as the double coconut or Seychelles nut palm. It grows uniquely on Praslin, the second-largest of the Seychelles islands. The fruit can weigh up to 20 kg/44 lb and contains the largest seed in the plant kingdom.
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The female flower of the coco de mer (Lodoicea maldivica), also known as the double coconut or Seychelles nut palm. The Vallée de Mai, on the island of Praslin in the Seychelles, where the densest stands of these trees can be found, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The tree is also known as the double coconut or double nut, a reference to its strange double seed, the largest seed in the plant kingdom.

Treelike palm plant, also known as coco de mer, of the Seychelles. It produces a two-lobed edible nut, one of the largest known fruits. (Lodoicea maldivica.)



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Coco de Mer, which gets its name from the buttock-shaped double coconut found in the Seychelles, doesn't feature typical Valentine gifts like flowers, fragrances and chocolates.
35 of an ounce whilst the single-seeded fruit of the double coconut can weigh 40 pounds.
Natives of the Seychelle Islands in the Indian Ocean, where the giant 20kg double coconuts grow, believe they look like women's bottoms.
 
 
 
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