Lodoicea

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Name (Latin)
Lodoicea
See Also From tracing topical name
Palms
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q12237559
Library of congress: sh 87005131
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Lionnet, G. Coco de mer, c1986(Lodoicea)
  • Web. 3:p. 2046.
  • Hortus:p. 678.
  • Usher dict. plants:p. 361.
  • Ind. nom. gen. (Plant.):p. 999.
  • Engler Syl. Pflanz.:p. 582.
  • SPN:p. 449.
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Wikipedia description:

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.

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