Mafi yawan nau'o'in duniya sun fito ne daga Coco de Mer ( Lodoicea maldivica ). Sauran sunayen da aka saba amfani da su sune Seychelles Island Palm, Coco fesse, Kwancin Maldive, Ƙaunar ƙauna, Seychelles nut, kwakwa na teku, da kwakwa biyu. Ya samo asali ne daga tsibirin Praslin da Curieuse a tsibirin Seychelles. An kuma samo shi a kan kananan tsibirin St Pierre, Chauve-Souris da Ile Ronde (Round Island), duk dake kusa da Praslin, amma ya zama bace a can har wani lokaci har sai kwanan nan aka sake komawa.
Coco de Mer Tree
Itacen ya kai 25 zuwa 34 m tsawo. Kwayoyin suna mai siffar fan, 7 zuwa 10 m tsawo kuma 4.5 m fadi da 4 m petiole. Yana da lalata, tare da tsire-tsire maza da mata.
Wadannan tsire-tsire suna girma daji a kan abinci na abinci mai gina jiki, ƙasa mai banƙyama. Nitrogen da phosphorus suna da takin gargajiya guda biyu - na gina jiki - cewa waɗannan (da sauran shuke-shuke) suna buƙata. Babu yawa daga ko dai a tsibirin inda waɗannan itatuwan suka girma, saboda haka tsire-tsire suna fariya. Suna tsiro fronds ta amfani da kusan kashi daya bisa uku na kayan abinci da ake buƙata daga ganyayyaki 56 na jinsunan bishiyoyi da shrubs. Mene ne ƙari, itatuwan coco-de-mer na cin hanci da yawa daga cikin kayan da ake ginawa a jikin su. Wadannan bishiyoyi zasu iya amfani da kashi 90 cikin 100 na wannan phosphorus mai daraja daga frogs yana gab da saukewa.
Girma
Tsakanin guda zai iya zama 12 inci mai tsawo, kusan kusan ƙafa uku a kewaye kuma yayi kimanin kilo 20 (fiye da fam 40, ko kusan ɗan yaro mai shekaru 4). Hakan zai iya ɗaukar shekaru 6 zuwa 7 zuwa girma da kuma kara shekaru biyu don cigaba.
Duk da haka, wannan ba zai faru ba har sai dabino na farko ya kai ga "shuka." A cikin ƙasa mai gina jiki, wannan haifa mai shekaru yana iya ɗaukar shekaru 80 zuwa 100. Sai kawai ɗayan dabino zasu iya samar da nauyin farko. A cikin rayuwar mace na coco-de-mer na shekaru da yawa, zai iya ɗaukar kusan 100 ne kawai.
Coco de Mer ne drupe.
Bambancin Tsakanin Tsutsa da Ƙwararru
Yawancin abin da muke tsammanin a matsayin kwayoyi ba kwayoyi ba ne, duk da haka suna da tsinkaye.
Kyakkyawan kwaya, maganar magana, wani nau'i ne mai sauƙi wanda ya ƙunshi duka 'ya'yan itace da iri na shuka, inda' ya'yan itace basu bude don saki irin zuwa ga duniya ba. Wasu misalan kwayoyi na botanical sune gashi, hazelnuts, da acorns.
Drupe shine nau'in 'ya'yan itace wanda wani ɓangaren jikin jiki wanda yake kewaye da harsashi (abin da muke kira wani rami) wani iri a ciki. Wasu misalai na drupes ne peaches, plums, da cherries -but walnuts, almonds, da pecans kuma suna drupes. Suna kawai drupes da muke ci iri a cikin rami maimakon 'ya'yan itace.
Mafi Girma Embryo
Saboda yana da mafi girma a cikin jariri, wani itace mai ban sha'awa ( Mora oleifera ) da aka gano a cikin kudancin Amurka da kuma tsabar gari yana da wani yiwuwar mafi girma a duniya. Kolejin Palomar ya ce "tsaba na M. oleifera na iya zama mai inci (18 cm) tsawo kuma har zuwa 5 inci (8 cm)."