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Hydrochorous coconuts

© Jardin botanique de Montréal
Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera)

Coconuts are tough and they float.

Tossed by waves, they can drift a long way.

© Jardin botanique de Montréal
Germinated coconut

With a bit of luck, they will germinate on a new beach.

Coconuts hold the world distance record for water dispersion.
Some have travelled 3,000 km, as far as from Quebec City to Miami!