Seychelles Govt. issues possession permits to the buyer of Coco De Mer (Lodoicea maldivica), the large hard shelled seed found in Seychelles in Indian Ocean. Seychelles restaurants and hotels are shaping their lagoons into coco-de mer. It resembles two coconuts attached in center.
The sailors who first this nut floating in the sea for the very first time anticipated that it bear a resemblance to a woman’s disembodied buttocks. These seeds disperse by water and appear in two sexes; male and female trees.
This nut is heavy and cannot disperse to distant places. Hence, rotten nuts are found in nearby ocean basins. Coco-de – mer (heart shaped) fruit takes 10 years to ripenand bears a fleshy and fibrous envelope surrounding a hard shell. In ancient times it was used as a medicine and as an aphrodisiac. Now this nut is gaining importance as an ornament.
What are you waiting for? This is a fabulous chance to own the unique mythical double coconut wii, the Coco De Mer
Via: Ebay
