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
Seychelles
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Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles, is an archipelagic country consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, is 1,500 kilometres east of mainlan
Lodoicea
…double coconut, is a monotypic genus in the palm family. The sole species, Lodoicea maldivica, is endemic to the islands of Praslin and Curieuse in the Seychelles, and was historically found on the neighboring small islets of St Pierre, Chauve-Souris, and Ile Ronde. The species has the largest seed in the plant…
The first Europeans to discover the Seychelles were the 4th Portuguese India Armada, led by Vasco da Gama.
Victoria, Seychelles 1900s
President James Michel in his office in Victoria, 2009
View of Praslin, the second largest island of Seychelles