The romantic Republic of Seychelles, nearly a thousand miles off the eastern coast of Africa, and a honeymoon hotspot, is the only place in the entire world where you can find "love nuts" growing in ...

In the middle of the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa, a legend endures: a coconut so singular that it has inspired a lasting legacy in perfumery on the island of Seychelles for decades.

The mature coco de mer nut without its husk sometimes washes up onto beaches. (Credit: Brocken Inaglory/Wikipedia via CNS) AU CAP, Seychelles (AFP) — It is the world's largest seed, and with a shape ...

Tourists are familiar with the Lodoicea maldivica palm, also called coco de mer, mainly because of their bizarrely shaped fruits. Scientists, however, are fascinated by the huge plants – which are ...

The coco de mer palm of the Seychelles is the stuff of legend. Its seeds – the largest and heaviest in the world – were once believed to grow on trees beneath the waves of the Indian Ocean, and to ...