If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. When Seychelles’ Sir Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke Market opens for trading, the chefs of Mahé, the largest of the ...

The mature coco de mer nut without its husk sometimes washes up onto beaches. (Credit: Brocken Inaglory/Wikipedia via CNS) AU CAP, Seychelles (AFP) — It is the world's largest seed, and with a shape ...

In the middle of the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa, a legend endures: a coconut so singular that it has inspired a lasting legacy in perfumery on the island of Seychelles for decades.

It is the world's largest seed, and with a shape suggestive of a woman's hips and myths of love-making powers, the coco de mer is an icon of the Seychelles. The coco de mer only grows on two ...