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Common Names
Sea coconut, Double coconut, Coco fesse, Seychelles nut.
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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Lodoicea maldivica (J. F. Gmel.) Pers.
FAMILY
Arecaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
TRIBE
Coryphoideae
SUBTRIBE
Borasseae
CLASSIFICATION
Lataniinae
GENUS
Lodoicea Comm. ex DC.
SPECIES
maldivica (J. F. Gmel.) Pers. Syn. pl. 2(2):630. 1807 (ex H. Wendl. in O. C. E. M. G. de Kerchove de Denterghem, Palmiers 250. 1878)
Plant Description
It grows to 25-34 m tall. The leaves are fan-shaped, 7-10 m long and 4.5 m wide with a 4 m petiole. It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants. The male flowers are catkin-like, up to 1 m long. The mature fruit is 40-50 cm in diameter and weighs 15-30 kg, and contains the largest seed in the plant kingdom. The fruit, which requires 6-7 years to mature and a further two years to germinate.
*Description source: Not verified.