Photo de Vallée de Mai, Seychelles, Afrique

Detail of one of the giant leaves

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Probably the most special place of Praslin island, Vallee de Mai is home to the famed coco de mer palm. Even in the rain, a visit will leave you in awe.
The large leaves prove especially useful when it is raining, when they naturally transform into giant umbrellas. The trees are most famous, though, for their nuts. As might be expected, they are large, too. One of these enormous fruits can weigh up to 20 kilograms, which makes it the heaviest nut in the world. Its fame, however, comes mainly from its erotic connotations, form, and supposedly aphodisiacal effects. It has even been thought that the Seychelles were the original Garden of Eden, because of the nuts.
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