List of largest seeds
The largest seed in the world is the coco de mer, the seed of a palm tree. It can reach about long, and weigh up to. The coco de mer, which produces a giant, dark brown seed, has been protected by the government of the Seychelles because of its rarity – the tree can grow up to tall, with leaves measuring long and wide. Kigelia or "sausage seed" can produce pods weighing up to, and long, but the pod contains seeds.
List
Other recorded largest seeds include:| Seed | Image | Species | Family | Size in inches | Size in cm | Weight | Notes |
| Coco de mer | Lodoicea maldivica | Palm family | 12 in | 30 cm | 18 kg | The single largest Lodoicea seed found to date was one weighing 25 kg. | |
| Coconut | Cocos nucifera | Palm family | 6 inches | 15 cm | The Andaman Giant Coconut can have a weight of about 8 lbs. | ||
| Mora or "Mangle Nato" | Mora oleifera or Mora megistosperma | Senna family | 7 in by 6 in by 3 in | 18 cm by 15 cm by 8 cm. | 2.2 lbs | ||
| East Indies Palmyra | Borassus sundaicus | Palm family | 2.2 lbs | ||||
| African Palmyra | Borassus aethiopum | Palm family | 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. | |||
| Caroline Ivory Palm | Metroxylon amicarum | Palm family | 4.5 inch sphere | 11 cm sphere | 1 lb. 4 oz | ||
| Muli | Melocanna baccifera | Grass family | 3.9 inches long and nearly as wide. | Ten cm long and nearly as wide. | 12.3 oz | ||
| Also called "Mora" | Mora excelsa | Senna family | 5 in by 2.75 in. | 12.5 cm by 8 cm. | 8.8 oz | ||
| Tea Mangrove | Pelliciera rhizophorae | Tea or Camellia family | 4 in sphere. | 10 cm sphere. | 7 oz | ||
| Bornean ironwood, Belian var. "Tanduk" | Eusideroxylon zwageri variety exilis | Laurel family | 6.3 in by 2 in diam. | 160 mm by 5 cm diam. | |||
| Pohon Kira-kira | Xylocarpus granatum | Mahogany family | Tetrahedral seeds four inches on a side. | Tetrahedral seeds 10 cm on a side. | Also called "puzzlenut" because the nuts can be reassembled into a sphere. | ||
| Chayote | Sechium edule or Sicyos edule | Squash family | 4 in by 2.75 in by 1 in. | 10 cm by 7 cm by 2.5 cm. | |||
| Idiot fruit | Idiospermum australiense | Spicebush family | 3.1 in sphere. | 8 cm sphere. | 7.9 oz. | Very poisonous. | |
| "Capucin". | Northia seychellana | Sapote Family | 3.1 inches, and nearly as wide3. | 8 centimeters, and nearly as wide. | weight not stated | ||
| Avocado | Persea americana | Laurel family | 3 in | 7.6 cm | |||
| Chuya | Pouteria speciosa | Sapote family | 3.5 in long by 2.4 in thick. | 90 mm long by 60 mm thick. | |||
| Boko tree | Balanites wilsoniana | Balanitaceae | 3.46 in by 1.81 in diameter. | 8.8 cm by 4.7 cm diameter. | |||
| Pacó | Grias tessmannii | Monkeypot family | 3.2 in by 2.5 in. | 8 cm by 6.5 cm. | |||
| Cativo | Prioria copaifera | Senna family | Up to six ounces | ||||
| California buckeye | Aesculus californica | Horse chestnut family | 2.88 in width, 2.63 in breadth and 2.13 in height. | 7.32 cm width, 6.68 cm breadth and 5.41 cm height | 5 oz | This is the largest of all temperate seeds. Poisonous. | |
| Calatola | Calatola costaricensis | Metteniusaceae | 3 inches long by two inches wide. | 7 cm long by 5 cm wide. | - | ||
| Provision tree, Guiana chestnut | Pachira aquatica | Kapok family | Squarish seeds to 2.4 inches on a side. | Squarish seeds to 6.1 cm. on a side. | |||
| Elephant Creeper. | Entada phaseoloides | Mimosa family | 2.8 in by 2.4 in by 1.0 in. | 71 mm by 61 mm by 25 mm. | 2.1 oz. | ||
| Tauari | Couratari macrosperma | Monkeypot family | 3.9 inches by 1.2 inches. | 10 cm by 3 cm. | |||
| Membrillo | Gustavia dodsonii | Monkeypot family | 2.9 inches by 2,25 inches. | 74 mm by 58 mm. | |||
| Macrozamia macdonnellii | Coontie family | 3.2 inches by 2.2 inches. | 8 cm by 5.5 cm. | The largest of all Gymnosperm seeds. | |||
| Amarillo, or South American Apricot. | Mammea americana | Copay Family . | 3.2 inches by about 2 inches. | 8 cm by about 2 cm. | |||
| Also called Tauari | Couratari longipedicellata | Monkeypot family | Four inches long by 0.9 inches wide. | 9.5 cm long by 2.3 cm wide. | - | ||
| Grias multinervia | Monkeypot family | 3 inches by 1.17 inches. | 77 mm by 30 mm. | ||||
| Fatra | Cycas thouarsii | Sago palm family | 2.75 inches by 2.3 inches. | 7 cm by 6 cm. | Pachytesta incrassata of the Carboniferous deposits was up to 5 in by 2.5 in diam and weighed about seven ounces. | ||
| Mango | Mangifera indica | Sumac family | 2-4 inches | ||||
| Peach | Prunus persica | Rose family | 2 inches | 3 cm |