Lodoicea, commonly known as the sea coconut, coco de mer, or double coconut, is a monotypic genus in the palm family. The sole species, Lodoicea maldivica...

Sidera Lodoicea /ˈsɪdərə ˌloʊdoʊˈɪsiːə/ is the name given by the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini to the four moons of Saturn discovered by him in...

utilizing native palms like Ravenea madagascariensis, Phoenix canariensis, Lodoicea maldivica, and Borassus aethiopum, among others. Based on a 1987 article...

calyx which withers or becomes vestigial, although in a few plants such as Lodoicea and eggplant (Solanum melongena) the calyx grows along with the fruit,...

At up to 55 pounds (25 kilograms) the largest seed is the coco de mer(Lodoicea maldivica). This indicates a 25 Billion fold difference in seed weight...

feet) in width (the largest cotyledon of any dicot, and exceeded only by Lodoicea). Adventitious flower clusters form along the midrib of the cotyledon....

"Observations on the Morphology, Pollination and Cultivation of Coco de Mer (Lodoicea maldivica (J F Gmel.) Pers., Palmae)". Journal of Botany. 2012: 1–13. doi:10...

the Americas Heritiera littoralis – puzzle fruit, from Southeast Asia Lodoicea maldivica – coco de mer, from the Seychelles Manicaria saccifera – sea...

in the world, reaching up to 60 metres (197 ft) tall. The coco de mer (Lodoicea maldivica) has the largest seeds of any plant, 40–50 centimetres (16–20 in)...

they range in size from date-sized (Latania) to the massive fruits of Lodoicea, which contain the largest seed in the world. The Borasseae is one of eight...

benjamina Grammatophyllum speciosum Heliconia rostrata Jatropha podagrica Lodoicea maldivica Macrothelypteris torresiana Myristica fragrans Pimenta dioica...

the four moons he discovered (Tethys, Dione, Rhea, and Iapetus) Sidera Lodoicea (the stars of Louis) to honor King Louis XIV. Rhea was the second moon...

different large trees such coconut palms, sea grape and coco-de-mer palms (Lodoicea maldivica). This species also lives on human dwellings. This day gecko...

Cassini was the first to observe these four moons, which he called Sidera Lodoicea (the stars of Louis), including Iapetus, whose anomalous variations in...

association is reflected in one of the plant's archaic botanical names, Lodoicea callipyge Comm. ex J. St.-Hil., in which callipyge is from the Greek words...

Main-group moon (Sidera Lodoicea) Dione Saturn IV (4) 561.4±0.4 377,420 2.737 1684 1686 Cassini Main-group moon (Sidera Lodoicea) Rhea Saturn V (5) 763...

monotypic genus Subtribe Lataniieae – Africa and Asia Latania – Mascarenes Lodoicea – Seychelles; monotypic genus Borassodendron – Malay Peninsula, Borneo...

discovered, Iapetus was among the four Saturnian moons labelled the Sidera Lodoicea by their discoverer Giovanni Cassini after King Louis XIV (the other three...

officially described as follows: ARMS: Azure a Female Coco de Mer Palm (Lodoicea maldivica) issuant from in base a grassy mount thereon a Giant Tortoise...

the four moons he discovered (Tethys, Dione, Rhea, and Iapetus) Sidera Lodoicea ("the stars of Louis") to honor king Louis XIV. Cassini found Dione in...

Nannorrhops Tahina Caryoteae Caryota Arenga Corypheae Corypha Borasseae Bismarckia Satranala Hyphaene Medemia Latania Lodoicea Borassodendron Borassus...

Nannorrhops Tahina Caryoteae Caryota Arenga Corypheae Corypha Borasseae Bismarckia Satranala Hyphaene Medemia Latania Lodoicea Borassodendron Borassus...

Cucumber tree Dendrosicyos socotranus Socotra Vulnerable Gourds Coco de mer Lodoicea maldivica Seychelles Endangered Borassoid palms Pleurophyllum criniferum...

telescope of his own design. Tethys, Dione, Rhea and Iapetus (the "Sidera Lodoicea") were discovered between 1671 and 1684 by Giovanni Domenico Cassini. Mimas...

grounds of the Paris Observatory. Cassini named the four new moons as Sidera Lodoicea ("the stars of Louis") to honour king Louis XIV of France. By the end of...

Nannorrhops Tahina Caryoteae Caryota Arenga Corypheae Corypha Borasseae Bismarckia Satranala Hyphaene Medemia Latania Lodoicea Borassodendron Borassus...

shores. The island is rocky, with some Coconut trees, and previously had Lodoicea trees. image 1 Map 1 Map 2 "Jet McCoy and Cord McCoy avoid 'The Amazing...

moist forests, with several endemic species, including the coco de mer (Lodoicea maldivica), and the jellyfish tree (Medusagyne oppositifolia). Mahé is...

for its plums and Šljivovica, the national drink. Seychelles Coco de mer Lodoicea [citation needed] Singapore Durian Durio [citation needed] South Africa...

and can weigh up to 2.2 pounds (1000 grams). and is exceeded only by Lodoicea and Cocos nucifera var. gigantea. The white flowers are in little spikes...