Sea Coconut
Manicaria saccifera
Markings and exact colorations may vary.
A large, round, woody drift nut from a South American swamp palm, one of the biggest sea beans you can find.
- Typical size
- 2–4 in
- How often it turns up
- Rare
- Collecting
- Usually legal to collect
- Handling
- Safe to handle
Drift seeds are free to collect.
How to tell it apart
- Large, round, woody and brown
- Warty or dimpled surface
- Very light for its size when dry
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Commonly confused with
CoconutCocos nucifera
Coconut is large with three pores; sea coconut is a smaller, round seed without pores.
More sea beans in the field guide
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