The sea coco ( Manicaria saccifera ) , not to be confused with the true coconut ( Cocos nucifera ) , is a common impulsion semen .
I recently captured multiple images of this kid - pleasing aquatic rambler at a local beach .
While wandering the shoreline , I also saw this crazy - looking drift seminal fluid and wondered what it was :
I did some research and bring out that spiky capsule is the container from which sea coconuts are released !
Check out this sometime example :
I should have just busted one open air ; however , I failed to lend any home plate with me . Next time I see some at the beach I ’ll take some home to open up .
Back in Florida I almost always ground the globose seed without any follow pod . One clock time I found a individual , half - broken seedcase but did n’t link up that with the multi - lobed thing wash up on our local beach .
Here are some of the seeds I found back in Florida , include a ocean coconut with most of a shell on it :
We must be much closer to where the trees grow so the military action of the surf has n’t afford all their casing yet .
The bumpy thing are everywhere .
I have a fascination with sea beans , as I ’ve revealedin previous situation .
I ’ve even paint their portraits .
I ’ve bourgeon some of them , too .
Sometimes they sprout right on the beach , like this tropical almond :
The tropical Prunus amygdalus tree inThe Great South Florida Food Forest Projectwas that size when I planted it .
Now it ’s a beautiful , big and generative Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree .
If you ’re interested in determine more about trend seed and sea bean , you’ll enjoy this page .
I love the beach . The sea life , the birds , the surf , the driftwood and the strange botanical detritus always wash away up from strange shores .
Anyone else gather up sea beans ?
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