Seed |
Image |
Species |
Family |
Size in inches |
Size in cm |
Weight |
Notes |
Coco de mer |
 |
Lodoicea maldivica |
Palm family (Arecaceae or Palmae) |
12 in |
30 cm |
18 kg (40 lbs) |
The single largest Lodoicea seed found to date was one weighing 25 kg (55 lbs).[7] |
Coconut |
 |
Cocos nucifera |
Palm family (Arecaceae or Palmae) |
6 inches |
15 cm |
|
The Andaman Giant Coconut can have a weight of about 8 lbs (3.6 kg).[8] |
Mora[9] or "Mangle Nato" |
|
Mora oleifera or Mora megistosperma |
Senna family (Caesalpinaceae) |
7 in by 6 in by 3 in |
18 cm by 15 cm by 8 cm. |
2.2 lbs (1 kg)[10] |
|
East Indies Palmyra |
 |
Borassus sundaicus |
Palm family (Arecaceae or Palmae) |
|
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2.2 lbs (1 kg)[11] |
|
African Palmyra |
|
Borassus aethiopum |
Palm family (Arecaceae or Palmae) |
Up to 4.29 inches by 3.15 in by 2.24 in. |
Up to 10.9 cm by 8 cm by 5.7 cm.[12] |
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Caroline Ivory Palm |
|
Metroxylon amicarum |
Palm family (Arecaceae or Palmae) |
4.5 inch sphere |
11 cm sphere |
1 lb. 4 oz (560 grams)[13] |
|
Muli |
|
Melocanna baccifera |
Grass family (Graminae or Poaceae) |
3.9 inches long and nearly as wide.[14] |
Ten cm long and nearly as wide. |
12.3 oz (350 grams)[15] |
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Also called "Mora" |
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Mora excelsa |
Senna family (Caesalpinaceae) |
5 in by 2.75 in. |
12.5 cm by 8 cm.[16] |
8.8 oz (250 grams)[17] |
|
Tea Mangrove [18] |
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Pelliciera rhizophorae |
Tea or Camellia family (Theaceae) |
4 in sphere. |
10 cm sphere. |
7 oz (200 grams) |
|
Bornean ironwood, Belian var. "Tanduk" |
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Eusideroxylon zwageri variety exilis |
Laurel family (Lauraceae) |
6.3 in by 2 in diam. |
160 mm by 5 cm diam.[19] |
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Pohon Kira-kira |
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Xylocarpus granatum |
Mahogany family (Meliaceae) |
Tetrahedral seeds four inches on a side. |
Tetrahedral seeds 10 cm on a side.[20] |
|
Also called "puzzlenut" because the nuts can be reassembled into a sphere. |
Chayote |
 |
Sechium edule or Sicyos edule |
Squash family (Cucurbitaceae) |
4 in by 2.75 in by 1 in. |
10 cm by 7 cm by 2.5 cm.[21] |
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Idiot fruit |
|
Idiospermum australiense |
Spicebush family (Calycanthaceae) |
3.1 in sphere. |
8 cm sphere.[22] |
7.9 oz. (225 grams)[23] |
Very poisonous. |
"Capucin". |
|
Northia seychellana |
Sapote Family (Sapotaceae) |
3.1 inches, and nearly as wide3. |
8 centimeters, and nearly as wide.[24] |
weight not stated |
|
Avocado |
 |
Persea americana |
Laurel family (Lauraceae) |
3 in |
7.6 cm |
|
|
Chuya |
|
Pouteria speciosa |
Sapote family (Sapotaceae) |
3.5 in long by 2.4 in thick. |
90 mm long by 60 mm thick.[25] |
|
|
Boko tree |
|
Balanites wilsoniana |
Balanitaceae |
3.46 in by 1.81 in diameter. |
8.8 cm by 4.7 cm diameter.[26] |
|
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Pacó |
|
Grias tessmannii |
Monkeypot family (Lecythidaceae) |
3.2 in by 2.5 in.[27] |
8 cm by 6.5 cm. |
|
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Cativo |
|
Prioria copaifera |
Senna family (Caesalpinaceae) |
|
|
Up to six ounces (170 grams)[28] |
|
California buckeye |
 |
Aesculus californica |
Horse chestnut family (Hippocastanaceae) |
2.88 in width, 2.63 in breadth and 2.13 in height.[29] |
7.32 cm width, 6.68 cm breadth and 5.41 cm height |
5 oz (140 grams) |
This is the largest of all temperate (non-tropical) seeds. Poisonous. |
Calatola |
|
Calatola costaricensis |
Metteniusaceae |
3 inches long by two inches wide. |
7 cm long by 5 cm wide.[30] |
|
Provision tree, Guiana chestnut |
|
Pachira aquatica |
Kapok family (Bombacaceae) |
Squarish seeds to 2.4 inches on a side. |
Squarish seeds to 6.1 cm. on a side.[31] |
|
|
Elephant Creeper. |
|
Entada phaseoloides |
Mimosa family (Mimosaceae) |
2.8 in by 2.4 in by 1.0 in. |
71 mm by 61 mm by 25 mm.[32] |
2.1 oz. (60 grams) |
|
Tauari |
|
Couratari macrosperma |
Monkeypot family (Lecythidaceae) |
3.9 inches by 1.2 inches.[33] |
10 cm by 3 cm. |
|
|
Membrillo |
|
Gustavia dodsonii |
Monkeypot family (Lecythidaceae) |
2.9 inches by 2,25 inches. |
74 mm by 58 mm.[34] |
|
|
(no common name) |
|
Macrozamia macdonnellii |
Coontie family (Zamiaceae) |
3.2 inches by 2.2 inches. |
8 cm by 5.5 cm.[35] |
|
The largest of all Gymnosperm seeds. |
Amarillo, or South American Apricot. |
|
Mammea americana |
Copay Family (Clusiaceae). |
3.2 inches by about 2 inches. |
8 cm by about 2 cm.[36] |
|
|
Also called Tauari |
|
Couratari longipedicellata |
Monkeypot family (Lecythidaceae) |
Four inches long by 0.9 inches wide. |
9.5 cm long by 2.3 cm wide.[37] |
|
(no common name) |
|
Grias multinervia |
Monkeypot family (Lecythidaceae) |
3 inches by 1.17 inches.[38] |
77 mm by 30 mm. |
|
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Fatra |
 |
Cycas thouarsii |
Sago palm family (Cycadaceae) |
2.75 inches by 2.3 inches. |
7 cm by 6 cm.[39] |
|
Pachytesta incrassata of the Carboniferous deposits was up to 5 in by 2.5 in diam (12 cm by 6 cm diam.) and weighed about seven ounces (200 grams).[40] |
Mango |
|
Mangifera indica |
Sumac family (Anacardiaceae) |
2-4 inches |
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Peach |
 |
Prunus persica |
Rose family (Rosaceae) |
2 inches |
3 cm |
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