For some coconut varieties, and especially the Rennell Island Tall, sometimes a few fruits are developing without any pollination. Such fruits sometimes get a very long shape, looking like banana varieties. Inside these fruits, there is no coconut able to germinate, only husk and vestigial shell.
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| Banana-shaped coconut |
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| On top: two Rennell fuits, one normal, one banana shaped |
