The sea coconut (Lodoicea maldivica) belongs to the Palm family (Palmae) giant palm (Lodoicea) plant, also known as double coconut, rump coconut, large fruit palmetto, giant seed palm, is one of the world's three rare plants, the world only in the Seychelles Praslin, Curi Island survives, is the country's national treasure. Known as the giant panda of the plant world, the seed of love.
Sea coconuts are not only famous for their shape, but also for their huge size and rarity. They are the emblematic crops of the Seychelles, each fruit can be 50 cm long, 30 cm wide and weigh about 30 kg, making them the largest and heaviest plant seeds in the world, and they are divided into two types of male and female. The growth process of the sea coconut tree is slow, it takes 25 to 40 years to flower and bear fruit, and it takes another 8 to 10 years for the fruit to mature, dozens of fruits at a time, and can bear fruit for 850 years in a row, and the life span of the tree is as long as 1,000 years, so it is very precious and rare, so that each precious sea coconut will have a number.
The sea coconut tree is a love tree, and the dioecious plants are often opposite to each other and depend on each other. The branches are like hands and feet, the leaves are like ear hair, and the ears are grinding, and they are unswerving. The morphological characteristics of the sea coconut have led the local residents of Seychelles to use it as a symbol of reproduction, meaning "many children".
Sea coconuts can float on the sea, but they can't grow on the beach or travel with the sea. Therefore, sea coconut is only produced in Seychelles. However, in 2003, there was already news: "After two years, the seeds of the sea coconut, one of the world's three mysterious fruits, finally grew buds in the greenhouse of the Beijing Botanical Garden." Although it takes 3~4 years for the shoots to grow into leaves, it marks the first successful breeding of this mysterious species in China. ”
In recent years, there is a very popular ingredient called "seabed coconut", and many people say that this seabed coconut is made from sea coconut. 珍贵到需要编号的一国国宝的存在，据说现在已经禁止出口等，所以这个“海底椰”不可能是海椰子。
The coconut is not born on the ocean floor, but is a palm plant, also known as the scalloped palmetto, which is called "Dan" in Thailand. In addition to the African seabed coconut, there is another is the Thai seabed coconut, which is now all Thai seabed coconut, which is only produced in the primeval forests of Ratchabunri Province, Thailand, among which Banka in Ratchabunri Province, Thailand is more famous.
Seychelles is an island nation in the western Indian Ocean, consisting of 115 large and small islands, with Mahe, Puran and La Digue being the three main islands of Seychelles. The sun, sand and snorkeling are enough to satisfy all your island fantasies. Not only that, but the world's smallest capital, the smallest airport, the oldest tortoise, and the most unique sea coconut are all here. 】
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