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The Coco-de-mer or the Double Coconut (Lodoicea maldivica): Myths and Facts

机译：可可海或双椰子（Lodoicea maldivica）：神话与事实

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The Republic of Seychelles comprises 115 islands occupying a land area of455 km2 in the western Indian Ocean. It represents an archipelago of legendary beauty that extends from 4° and 10° south of the equator and which lies between 480 km and 1,600km from the east coast of Africa. Of these 115 islands, 41 constitute the oldest mid-oceanic granite islands on earth while a further 74 form the low-lying coral atolls and reef islands of the Outer Islands. A unique palm [Lodoicea maldivica (J.F.Gmel.)Pers.], endemic to a couple of islands in the Seychelles group, has long been at the root of myths, legends, and unbridled speculation. Mature nuts of the palm, the largest seed in the world, have traveled by way of strong currents in the Arabian Sea tosuch faraway places like the Maldives, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), the Malabar Coast in India and beyond. Because very few people knew of its existence it has many names such as, Coco-de-mer (the coconut of the sea), double coconut, etc. The shape of its male and female inflorescences has given rise to many explanations. The Seychelles Islands transitioned from being uninhabited to being a temporary refuge of pirates, to a dumping ground for African slaves, and then in the possession of France, Great Britain, and finally a Republic with a Socialist Government. However, throughout this long period the Coco-de-mer palm did not cease to fascinate botanists, conservationists, ethnologists, and a vast number of just the curious. The nuts and their contents have been reputed to possess some medicinal and even aphrodisiac properties. In the past even the possession of a nut bestowed the owner certain powers. In this article I have attempted to open a window to the reader as to the mystery of this extraordinary plantspecies that is currently in dire need ofpreservation. Conservation efforts have been sporadic due to the relative isolation of the islands and their antiquity. Nevertheless, a dedicated group of botanists, conservationists, and nature lovers as well as UNESCO are making great efforts to make sure that the last remaining habitat of the Coco-de-mer palm is kept intact.
机译：塞舌尔共和国由115个岛屿组成，在印度洋西部占地455平方公里。它代表着一个传奇美丽的群岛，从赤道以南4°和10°延伸，距非洲东海岸480公里至1600公里。在这115个岛屿中，有41个是地球上最古老的中洋花岗岩岛，另外74个是外岛低洼的珊瑚环礁和礁岛。独特的棕榈[Lodoicea maldivica（J.F. Gmel。）Pers。]是塞舌尔群岛中几个岛屿的特有物种，长期以来一直是神话，传说和无限制猜测的根源。棕榈成熟的坚果是世界上最大的种子，已经通过阿拉伯海的强流流向了诸如马尔代夫，锡兰（斯里兰卡），印度的马拉巴尔海岸等遥远的地方。因为很少有人知道它的存在，所以有很多名称，例如可可德海（椰子），双椰子等。其雄花序和雌花序的形状引起了许多解释。塞舌尔群岛从无人居住过渡到海盗的临时避难所，过渡到非洲奴隶的垃圾场，然后由法国，英国和一个由社会主义政府统治的共和国拥有。然而，在整个漫长的时期内，可可德海棕榈并没有停止吸引植物学家，保护主义者，民族学家，以及许多好奇者。坚果及其成分被认为具有一定的药用，甚至壮阳功效。在过去，甚至拥有坚果也赋予所有者某些权力。在本文中，我试图为读者打开一个窗口，了解目前急需保存的这种非凡植物的奥秘。由于这些岛屿及其上古的相对隔离，保护工作零星出现。然而，由植物学家，自然保护主义者，自然爱好者以及联合国教科文组织组成的专门小组正在作出巨大的努力，以确保可可德棕榈的最后剩余栖息地保持完整。

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