Description:
An extremely rare, young male coco-de-mer (Lodoicea maldivica) coconut palm on Fregate. Found naturally only on its indigenous Praslin Island, Seychelles, a handful have been planted on Fregate and Curieuse. It has the largest leaf, heaviest fruit and longest catkin in the plant kingdom.

Keywords:
catkin coco coconut curieuse darwin darwinian de endangered evolution fregate fruit heaviest island isolation largest leaf leaves lodoicea longest maldivica mer palm praslin rare seychelles species unique

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