In the islands of Praslin together with Curieuse , inwards the Republic of Seychelles , grows 1 of the to a greater extent than or less exclusive palm trees inwards the world. The coco de mer (Lodoicea maldivica) has tall slender trunks that ascent to a greater extent than than thirty meters to a higher house the ground. At its crown is a volume of fronds , amongst foliage blades fanning out nearly 5 meters across. On mature individuals , the leaves are oftentimes fringed at the edges. Their withered ends hang from the palm below the vibrant , well for you lot light-green crown.
Possibly the to a greater extent than or less renowned characteristic of coco de mer are its enormous seeds—the largest together with heaviest seeds inwards the institute world. But it is the kind together with non the size of the seeds , that makes coco de mer famous; the seeds acquit an uncanny resemblance to a woman’s butt. Indeed , 1 of coco de mer’s archaic botanical refer was Lodoicea callipyge , where callipyge inwards Greek agency “beautiful buttocks”.
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Photo credit: Republic of Seychelles Tourism Board
Photo credit: Botanical Museum Berlin
Photo credit: Botanical Museum Berlin
Sources: Wikipedia / Arkive / BBC