By exposing details of seeds that are normally invisible to the naked eye, a photographer is hoping to help save endangered plants
and measure up to three feet in circumference. Before it was discovered that it grew on palms native to the Seychelles, seamen who caught a glimpse of one drifting in the Indian Ocean thought it came from mythical underwater trees. That's how it got its name, meaning"coconut of the sea."led to even more folklore. People believed it had amazing healing powers and that it was the fruit of complex mating rituals -- between trees! -- that only took place on stormy nights.
Now a new side of the coco de mer is on display, as one of 100 seeds and fruits that were specially selected from the Royal Botanic Garden's herbarium by photographer Levon Biss, in collaboration with the institution's botanists. Biss then photographed them for anBy showing details that are normally hidden to the naked eye, Biss hopes to draw attention to the beauty of these natural marvels.To achieve the look, Biss used a process called photo stacking.
The specimens conserved in the herbarium are used for research, with the ultimate goal of identifying each one and naming new species."There is an integral link between what we call taxonomy, or the naming of species, and conservation. If a plant doesn't have a name, you can't conserve it," says Gardner.
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