This is the world’s largest seed, weighing up to 30kg/66lbs produced by the Coco-de-mer. One of the plant’s older scientific names was Lodoicea callipyge which literally translates to “beautiful buttocks.
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Top Reddit Reactions
“Where does this grow?”
“Got to see these in person last year during a trip to the Seychelles! The national park where the coco de mer tree grows feels like something out of Jurassic Park.”
“Coco-de-mer’s male and female reproductive organs grow on separate trees. Male trees produce long, phallic, catkin-like flowers, while female trees produce large, double-lobed fruits resembling a female pelvis.”