Together with the pin-lit white coco palm centerpieces on black linened dinner tables in the ballroom, the Coconut Grove seemed very much a reality.
From the ocregister.com
The largest seed is that of the coco de mer palm, which grows on the Seychelles, its fruit weighing in at an astonishing 23kg.
From the guardian.co.uk
This tranche of virgin forest was granted Unesco protected status in 1983 as one of only two sites on the planet where the coco de mer palm is endemic.
From the independent.co.uk
Nature-lover William would appreciate the island's eco credentials, which include the reintroduction of critically endangered Seychelles flora and fauna, such as the legendary coco-de-mer palm.