What is the worlds largest seed?
Left: The world’s largest been pods come from woody vines or lianas of the genus (Entada). They are native to the rain forests of the Old and New World tropics. The largest species is called the sea heart (E. gigas), and the pods may be 5 feet (1.5 m) long. The woody, heart-shaped seeds of Entada gigas are carried by torrential rains into rivers and eventually into the sea where they often drift to the shores of distant continents and islands. Right: Although technically not a fruit, California’s coulter pine (Pinus coulteri) has one of the largest pine cones on earth. Of all the more than 100 species of pines in the world, this is one of the most massive cones. They may be up to 14 inches (36 cm) long and weigh more than 10 pounds (4.5 kg). Other pines, such as the sugar pine (P. lambertiana) have longer cones, but they have flimsy cone scales and do not weigh as much. The heavy cones of Coulter pine with talon-like, curved scales are definitely a hazard to anyone standing or sleeping
