Coco de mer
The largest seed.
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A primeval palm forest at the heart of Praslin, listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1983, and the natural home of the coco de mer palm, which bears the largest seed in the plant kingdom, its strange double shape now the emblem of the Seychelles. The forest feels prehistoric: towering palm trunks and huge fan-shaped leaves that block the sun and rattle as they rub together in the wind. It is a remnant of the forests that covered the islands when they split from the ancient continent of Gondwana. Beside the coco de mer grow five other endemic palms, and rare birds live in the forest, above all the Seychelles black parrot, found only on Praslin, along with chameleons, frogs and snails that exist nowhere else. Tickets are SCR 450, payable in cash or by card, with a discount for buying online. The reserve opens from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm, with last entry at 3.30 pm, and closes on 25 December and 1 January, per the Seychelles Islands Foundation.
The largest seed.
Found only here.
From Gondwana's time.
Central Praslin, on the road between Baie Sainte Anne and Grand Anse
SCR 450, with 10% off when bought online, per the Seychelles Islands Foundation.