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Lodoicea maldivica
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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 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 kingdom.
- Family
- Arecaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Lodoicea maldivica
- Slug
- lodoicea-maldivica
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Lodoicea
- Species
- maldivica
- Wikidata QID
- Q732371
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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