Polished Sea Coconut

The coco de mer is the palm tree with the largest coconuts in the world. It grows only on the Seychelles islands of Curieuse and Praslin. The coco de mer's growing location was only discovered in 1768 by a French expedition. Before then, the origin of the coco de mer was unknown. One of the prevailing ideas was that it came from an unknown palm growing in the sea, hence the name Coco de Mer or sea coconut. This fruit, with its somewhat erotic shape, was already attributed to a woman's buttocks in its scientific name: Lodoicea callypige, whose species name, 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 15D. Coco itself 30H