<P> Nut and tree of the coco de mer , a rare species of palm tree native to the Seychelles archipelago in the Indian Ocean , is the subject of various legends and lore . Coco de mer is endemic to the Seychelles islands of Praslin and Curieuse . Before the Seychelles were discovered and settled , nuts of this species were sometimes carried by the ocean currents to distant shores , such as those of the Maldives , where the tree was unknown . These floating nuts did not germinate . The exceptional size and suggestive form of the nut , the circumstances of its discovery , and some unusual qualities of the trees have given rise to several legends . </P>
<P> Nut and tree of the coco de mer , a rare species of palm tree native to the Seychelles archipelago in the Indian Ocean , is the subject of various legends and lore . Coco de mer is endemic to the Seychelles islands of Praslin and Curieuse . Before the Seychelles were discovered and settled , nuts of this species were sometimes carried by the ocean currents to distant shores , such as those of the Maldives , where the tree was unknown . These floating nuts did not germinate . The exceptional size and suggestive form of the nut , the circumstances of its discovery , and some unusual qualities of the trees have given rise to several legends . </P>
where does the coco de mer tree grow
where does the coco de mer tree grow
the Seychelles islands of Praslin and Curieuse
the Seychelles islands of Praslin and Curieuse