★ The “coco fesse” (the fruit) comes from the palm tree Coco de mer.
★ It will be found only on Praslin and Curieuse islands.
★ The fruit also called double coconut, sea coconut, Seychelles nut, contains the largest seed in the plant kingdom.
★ It was believed that the Seychelles nut was once a drift seed or a sea bean that was dispersed by the sea.
★ It is now known that the seed is too heavy to float, only rotted out nuts can be found on the surface of the sea.
★ The seed of coco de mer can weigh as much as 20 kilograms !
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