Observations on the Morphology, Pollination and Cultivation of Coco de Mer (Lodoicea maldivica (J F Gmel.) Pers., Palmae)
Figure 4
Propagation and cultivation of L. maldivica at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. (a) nuts prepared for germination in purpose-made heated crate, lined with Sphagnum moss, (b) nut with cotyledonary shoot, (c) care of germinating nut by positioning on raised pots, (d) germinating nut transferred to purpose-built container, (e) radicle at c. two months after emergence, (f) young tree with two leaves, August 2009. Scale bars: (a) = 10 cm; (b) = 10 cm; (c) = 10 cm; (d) = 20 cm; (e) = 5 cm; (f) = 50 cm.
