Record #00382Nature archive
Largest Seed of Any Plant
The coco de mer palm (Lodoicea maldivica), native to Seychelles, produces the largest known seeds, reaching up to 50 cm in length and 25 kg in weight.
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up to50cm
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- Holder
- Coco-de-mer
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Overview
Archive NoteThe coco-de-mer is an endemic Seychelles palm with slow fruit development; its fruits may contain one to three seeds and can require several years to mature.
Its unusually heavy seeds are important to the ecology and conservation of island palms. The Guinness measurement refers to an individual seed rather than the whole fruit.
Record history
1 Milestones- up to 50 cmCoco-de-merCurrent Record
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- Verification assessment
- 2026-11-05
- Last editorial review
- 2026-11-05
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