The Heaviest Seed Coco de Mer of Coryphoidae subfamily : The CodeMasterz : VaseemAnsari.blogspot.com

The Coco de Mer is the most interesting species of the six monospecific endemic palms in the Seychelles since it is the "only true case of island gigantism among the Seychelles flowering plants, a unique feature of the Seychelles vegetation". It is one of the most universally well-known plants and holds three botanical records; the largest fruit so far recorded weighed 42 kg; the mature seeds weighing up to 17.6 kg are the world's heaviest and the female flowers are the largest of any palm.
Of the six endemic palms it is the only dioecious species, with male and female flowers located on different plants.
A selective review of the biology of the species was recently published by Edwards, Kollmann & Fleischmann (2002).