How slow plants make ridiculous seeds

Coco de mer palms go extravagant on a tight budget

man holding coco-de-mer nut

HUGE SEEDS  The iconic shape of a coco-de-mer nut that intrigues a traveler (shown) won’t show up on a tree. It’s evident only once the outer green husk is stripped off.

Niall Corbet

The secret behind the world’s largest seed and its sexually extravagant plant is good gutters.