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unusual facts about Coco de Mer



Jean-Nicolas Céré

Botanist Labillardière noted that the Coco de Mer Palm, Lodicea maldivica from the island of Praslin in the Seychelles (botanically notable for its 'double' coconut, the largest seed in he world) was cultivated at the Pamplemousses gardens where it had been planted in 1769.


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Legends of the Coco de Mer

It occurred to at least some of Gordon's readers that if Coco de Mer was really the forbidden fruit, Eve would have had a very hard time handing this gigantic fruit (which weighs 15–30 kg) to Adam.