Lodoicea
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Lodoicea, commonly known as the sea coconut, coco de mer, or double coconut, is a monotypic genus in the palm family. The sole species, Lodoicea maldivica, is endemic to the islands of Praslin and Cur
Female coco de mer growth
The Vallée de Mai palm forest in Praslin
Male inflorescence
Fruit
Borasseae
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Borasseae is a tribe in the palm subfamily Coryphoideae. The tribe ranges from southern Africa and Madagascar north through the Arabian Peninsula to India, Indochina, Indonesia and New Guinea. Several
Lodoicea
…XV, while other sources say that Lodoicea is from Laodice, the daughter of Priam and Hecuba. Lodoicea belongs to the subfamily Coryphoideae and tribe Borasseae. Borasseae is represented by four genera in Madagascar and one in Seychelles out of the seven worldwide. They are distributed on the coasts surrounding…
Atakora Borassus aethiopum
Female flowers of Latania loddigesii
Male flowers of Lodoicea maldivica
Male flowers of Lodoicea maldivica emerging from catkin-like inflorescence