LARGEST TREES AND LARGEST FRUITS OFTEN STEAL THE SHOW ; LAARGE LEAVES ALSO HOLD ATTENTION BUT RARELY WE THINK ABOUT SEEDS IN THE CONTEXT OF SIZE ; HERE WE HAVE ,HOWEVER ,CHOSEN TO FIND OUT AND DESCRIBE THE LARGEST AND HEAVIEST SEED IN THE WORLD -- THAT OF DOUBLE COCONUT PALM OF SCHYLLES ARCHIPELEGO .
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Champions of plant kingdom -champion ped paudhey -chapter 6- plants with largest seed
1. Champion plants Largest seed champion ped paudhey
Lodoicea maldivica Coco-de-mer Double coconut
Harvesting water, displaying ‘parental care’ ! bearing largest seed
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Trees : up to 34 m (110 ft) tall palms
Leaves : up to - 10 m long ; 4.5 m wide ; 4 m petiole; palmate
Females : inflorescence – 1 m long ; flowers 2 inches wide-
largest female flowers amongst palms
Males : 1 m long Catkins – largest catkins in the world .
2. Amazing Double coconut Tree
Harvesting rain water - channelising water & minerals to base area ;
displaying a sort of ‘parental care’ for its seedlings ;
sporting Largest seeds in the world
Hohum – Wc – cc
Up to 30 Kg - weight ;1.8 ft diameter;1.5 ft - length ; 3 ft – circumference
( One case of seed weighing 42 Kg known )
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njvly gekjh ike iztkfr esa
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ij irk ugha py ik;k t+jk Hkh ds
ge esa uj eknk feyu gks ikrk dSls
rks yksxksa us dYiuk dj yh ds
tc tc vkrs rst+ rwQ+ku t+ksjksa ls
uj vkSj eknk isM+ ca/ktkrs vkfyaxu esa
vkSj cu tkrs cht eknk esa blh ls
lp rks ;s gS ds ijkx.k gksrk geesa
'kk;n fNidfy;ksa ds ek/;e ls
Ikj oSKkfudksa dks Hkh vc rd blds
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![Amazing Double coconut Tree
Harvesting rain water - channelising water & minerals to base area ;
displaying a sort of ‘parental care’ for its seedlings ;
sporting Largest seeds in the world
Hohum – Wc – cc
Up to 30 Kg - weight ;1.8 ft diameter;1.5 ft - length ; 3 ft – circumference
( One case of seed weighing 42 Kg known )
Ikzpfyr gSa izkphu dky ls
db jkspd dgkuh fdLls
vKku va/kfo’okl ls Hkjs
fujkys] vkt Hkh gekjs ckjs esa](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)