Stopping in Cuba on their return, Judd brought the first royal palm seeds with him to Hawaii. 2/2. Swipe or click to see more. COURTESY BOB SIGALL.

Keep palm and carry on The coco de mer palm of the Seychelles is the stuff of legend. Its seeds – the largest and heaviest in the world – were once believed to grow on trees beneath the waves ...

LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The seeds of the "suicide palm", a newly discovered and extremely rare palm tree, have arrived in Britain for urgent study and conservation, the Royal Botanical Gardens ...