Discover the fascinating coco de mer palm, known for producing the largest seeds on Earth through a unique nutrient recycling system. Even the most dismal gardener wouldn't mind taking charge of a ...

Tourists are familiar with the Lodoicea maldivica palm, also called coco de mer, mainly because of their bizarrely shaped fruits. Scientists, however, are fascinated by the huge plants – which are ...

President Didier Robert, the President of the La Reunion Regional Council, has planted the first seedling of the famous coco de mer, the endemic palm tree of the Seychelles. President Didier Robert, ...

The biggest and most salacious seed in all the world has come to the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, and no one can look at it without blushing. That's because the 45-pound whopper looks ...

The romantic Republic of Seychelles, nearly a thousand miles off the eastern coast of Africa, and a honeymoon hotspot, is the only place in the entire world where you can find "love nuts" growing in ...

Botanists in the chilly city strive to keep the tropical wonder alive. Jan. 29, 2012— -- In 2010, Berlin's Botanical Garden received a rare and precious gift from the Seychelles: a nut from the ...

Coco de Mer - a perfume created from the lascivious-looking seeds of a fruit that only grows in Seychelles - introduced its sultry scents to beauty influencers at the Soho House as part of its U.S.

A new scheme has been launched to help protect the world's biggest seeds. The coco de mer palm tree only grows naturally on two islands in the world, and is listed as endangered on the International ...

In the heart of Praslin, the second largest island of Seychelles, is Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve, the smallest UNESCO World Heritage Site in the world, and the best place to see the prized coco de ...

"Sailors believed they grew underwater at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, and it was thought that male trees uprooted themselves on stormy nights and walked to find female trees, embracing them to ...

The coco de mer has spawned so many legends that the tree is fabled and revered in lands far beyond the Seychelles. In 1881, General Charles Gordon (later known as Gordon of Khartoum) embarked on a ...