Polished Sea Coconut

The coco de mer is the palm tree with the largest coconuts in the world. It only grows on the Seychelles islands of Curieuse and Praslin. The growing location of the coco de mer was only discovered in 1768 by a French expedition. Before that, the origin of the coco de mer was unknown. A common misconception was that it came from an unknown palm tree growing in the sea, hence the name Coco de Mer. This fruit, with its somewhat erotic shape, was already attributed to a woman's rear end in its scientific name. Lodoicea callypige, whose species designation cally-pige means beautiful rump in ancient Greek. The coco de mer is a rare protected species, classified as "endangered" on the IUCN Red List since 2007. As it is no longer permitted to be exported from the Seychelles, it is highly sought after and difficult to find in Europe. This specimen is polished, hence its shine. Small hole in the bottom.

Dimensions: 40H x 25W x 15DCoco itself 30H