"Debidi pol”in sinhala, commonly known as the double coconut, sea coconut, coco de mer, or Lodoicea, Its scientific name, Lodoicea maldivica. It is a member of the Palm family and the only species of the Genus Monotypic.
This tree is a large Palm, It Normally grows 25–34 m (82–110 feet) tall. This palm has some of the longest leaves and the largest and heaviest seeds of any plant in the world. Leaves are fan shaped and 7-10m Length and 4m wide and are fringed at the edges.
Flowers are separate male and female plants and male catkins up to 1m long and it produce pollon over the 10 years, one of the longest living in the world. It has the largest female flower of the palm family. The fruit is bilobed, flattened, it requires 6-7 years to mature and it has weight 15-30 kg, contains the largest seed in the world.
The fruit is used in Ayurvedic medicine and also in traditional Chinese medicine. In food
You can find Debidii Pol Tree at the Henerathgoda Botanical Gardens in Gampaha
This tree is a large Palm, It Normally grows 25–34 m (82–110 feet) tall. This palm has some of the longest leaves and the largest and heaviest seeds of any plant in the world. Leaves are fan shaped and 7-10m Length and 4m wide and are fringed at the edges.
Flowers are separate male and female plants and male catkins up to 1m long and it produce pollon over the 10 years, one of the longest living in the world. It has the largest female flower of the palm family. The fruit is bilobed, flattened, it requires 6-7 years to mature and it has weight 15-30 kg, contains the largest seed in the world.
The fruit is used in Ayurvedic medicine and also in traditional Chinese medicine. In food
You can find Debidii Pol Tree at the Henerathgoda Botanical Gardens in Gampaha
| Common Classification | |||||||||
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| Common Names | Double coconut, sea coconut, coco de mer, or Lodoicea | ||||||||
| Scientific Name | Lodoicea maldivica | ||||||||
| Sinhala Name | Debidi Pol | ||||||||
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| Family | Arecaceae | ||||||||
| Genus | Lodoicea | ||||||||
| Species | L. maldivica | ||||||||
| Synonym | Lodoicea callypige, Lodoicea sechellarum, Lodoicea sonneratii |
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| Use as Herb | Yes | ||||||||
| Other Use | Food, Ayurvedic medicine | ||||||||
| Poisoned / Toxin | No | ||||||||
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