During their honeymoon in Seychelles, the foreign minister of Seychelles gave the prince and his wife a mysterious local nut as a wedding gift, a 30 kg cocode mercoconaut. The shape of the sea coconut is similar to the female's lower body, which makes people blush and heartbeat. The local residents have always regarded the sea coconut as a symbol of breeding offspring. It is said that its medicinal effect is extraordinary, and it is called "the most erotic holy fruit in the world". When Kate got married, she was said to be infertile. Fortunately, she was pregnant soon after her honeymoon. It was not until she gave birth to a little prince that the rumour broke. It's not clear whether the Seychelles & lsquo; passion sacred fruit & rsquo; has contributed to the success. However, visiting the famous sea coconut in person has become the most favorite itinerary for every visitor to Seychelles. Everyone wants to see it with their own eyes, touch it with their own hands, or even taste the legendary sacred fruit with their own mouth.
It is said that several centuries ago, Arab merchants found these strange looking fruits on the voyage, mistakenly believing that they were plants growing in the sea, so they named them sea coconut. It wasn't until 1743 that people found the sea coconut tree in Seychelles that they realized that these human like fruits turned out to be a land plant.
Sea coconut has become the symbol of Seychelles. There are endless sculptures and paintings in the shape of sea coconut. Even the customs entry seal is designed with sea coconut. It's not surprising that people are faced with such private figures, instead, they pose with various shapes and enthusiasm.
This huge coconut sculpture in front of the maai post office has become a prop for tourists to play the role of treasure and concavity. However, these two ghost guys are too fond of acting. Can their expressions be more enchanting?
Seychelles used to eat sea coconuts, which are found in salads and desserts of local people. Now this kind of plant is very rare, and it's hard to taste the taste of sea coconuts because it's protected by the state. Only a few thousand coconut trees are mainly concentrated in the & lsquo; may Valley & rsquo; (valleede MAI) of Pulan island. This 20 hectare mountain used to be a private manor. In 1983, it became the smallest world natural heritage site.
More than 300 Seychelles (150 RMB) tickets to the reserve stand out among the few paid attractions in Seychelles, but I personally think it's worth a visit. Many rare plants and unique environment are hard to see in other places.
Once inside the gate, Creole tour guides can't wait to display the two national treasures of their country;. You must ask how to make it into two pieces. It turns out that there are male and female sea coconuts. What we usually see on the Internet is just the female sea coconuts that are similar to the female PP, and the male sea coconuts that are similar to the male genitals. However, the male sea coconut will wither soon after it leaves the tree trunk and cannot be preserved, so it has not been widely spread. The & lsquo; Radish & rsquo; in the guide's hand is the dedicated male fruit. The female sea coconuts displayed in the reserve may not be changed all the year round, but the male ones are often changed. Maybe you are lucky enough to see the & lsquo; male root & rsquo; just dropped from the tree. If you are not lucky, you can only touch the aging & lsquo; Radish & rsquo; like us.
Don't look at the guide holding a very relaxed look, he will find that the sea coconut is very heavy, so the weight of a return coconut is generally between 10-30 kg.
Finally, I found a & lsquo; male & rsquo; sea coconut in the dense forest. Its shape is really similar to & lsquo; male root & rsquo;. I have to admire the creator's magic. Male sea coconuts grow on trees higher than female sea coconuts, so that pollen can more easily float to female sea coconuts to complete pollination.
The life span of male sea coconut is very short. After finishing the task of giving birth to children, it will soon lose its former glory and lose its fragrance.
There are several hiking routes to choose in May valley. We can choose the right route according to our physical strength. We took the shortest one. Although the weather was hot, it was very comfortable to walk in the shadow of dense forest.
The peculiar latanyen lat tree is a bit like the banyan tree in South China. Its huge air roots support the trunk and provide nutrients for the leaves.
A leaf is taller than an adult. It is said that a tree will grow one of these leaves in one year.
If you look carefully, the shape and texture of each female sea coconut are different, and those with good taste become the focus of people's pursuit.
In May Valley and some beach shops, there are sea coconuts for sale. Of course, when you buy them, you must check whether there is an official export license. If you don't have one, you will be detained by the customs.
If you don't want to spend a lot of money on these dozens of kilograms of & lsquo; passion fruit & rsquo;, you can also spend a small amount of money to buy some refrigerator stickers and small wood carvings in the shape of sea coconut to keep a piece of spring light in Seychelles.