海椰子

著名的海椰子是植物王国里最大的种子，曾经被认为是长在深海里的一种棕榈树的果实。

The famous coco de mer , from a palm-tree once believed to grow in the depths of the sea , is the largest seed in the plant kingdom .

海椰子树上会长出这种硕大坚果，实际上这是一种种子。

Coco-de-mer palms ( Lodoicea maldivica ) produce these monster nuts , which are a type of seed .

海椰子醋可成为代替工业生产食醋的重要产品。

Nipa vinegar could be an important substitute for industrially produced vinegar .

除了酒精以外，海椰子树液还可以用来生产其它三种产品并盈利。

Apart from alcohol , three alternative products might also be profitably made from Nipa sap .

菲律宾多年来大规模种植海椰子以生产酒精。

In the Philippines the cultivation of Nipa for alcohol production has been practised on a considerable scale for many years .

海椰子的另一用途是花茎中的糖液。

Another potential of the Nipa lies in the sugary sap of the flower stalk , which can be used to produce a sugary fluid .

此外，海椰子棕榈树还可利用即将掉落的树叶上的营养物质，重复使用90%落叶上的磷。

What 's more , coco-de-mer palms scavenge a lot of the nutrients shed in their own dying leaves . These trees can reuse 90 percent of that prized phosphorus from the fronds it 's about to drop .