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Terminalia catappa is a large tropical tree in the leadwood tree family, Combretaceae, native to Asia, Australia, the Pacific, Madagascar and Seychelles. [1] Common names in English include country almond, Indian almond, Malabar almond, sea almond, tropical almond, [3] beach almond [4] and false kamani.
Bitter almonds contain 42 times higher amounts of cyanide than the trace levels found in sweet almonds. [21] Extract of bitter almond was once used medicinally but even in small doses, effects are severe or lethal, especially in children; the cyanide must be removed before consumption. [ 21 ]
Lodoicea maldivica, native to the Seychelles Archipelago, found in the Indian ocean. The largest seed in the world is the coco de mer, [1] [2] the seed of a palm tree. [3] It can reach about 30 centimetres (12 inches) long, and weigh up to 18 kilograms (40 pounds).
The authors of a new study dated almonds found aboard the Kyrenia ship to find a new estimated range of years for when the ancient vessel's last voyage took place.
The Ocean Photographer of the Year awards announced the winners of its 2024 contest featuring stunning images of underwater wildlife. 12 award-winning underwater photos give rare glimpses beneath ...
The nuts that were found in the ocean and on the beaches no longer had a husk, and resembled the dismembered lower part of a woman's body, including the buttocks. This association is reflected in one of the plant's archaic botanical names, Lodoicea callipyge Comm. ex J. St.-Hil., in which callipyge is from the Greek words meaning "beautiful rump".
A batch of the company’s “sea salt almond alligators,” which are chocolate-covered almonds, have the wrong ingredient label. ... Florida woman found dead in submerged minivan 10 years after ...
Marine life, sea life or ocean life is the collective ecological communities that encompass all aquatic animals, plants, algae, fungi, protists, single-celled microorganisms and associated viruses living in the saline water of marine habitats, either the sea water of marginal seas and oceans, or the brackish water of coastal wetlands, lagoons ...