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And this is the largest seed in the entire plant kingdom: It’s the coco-de-mer seed.

Behind him, as he walked through the city gates, an antelope skin and brass-handled crutch under his arm, and a begging-bowl of polished brown coco-de-mer in his hand, barefoot, alone, with eyes cast on the ground—behind him they were firing salutes from the bastions in honor of his happy successor.

A Seychelles legend says that during a full moon the coco-de-mer trees walk around the forest in order to mate.

The erotic connotations of the coco-de-mer are obvious whether or not you are a royal honeymooner.

A Seychelles legend says that during a full moon the coco-de-mer trees walk around the forest in order to mate He shows me giant white slugs crawling along the smooth stems of the leaves, fat brown coco-de-mer snails that sit on the tree trunks, and high up in the palm crowns, he spots several bright green geckos that feed off the tree's nectar and flowers.