# Inspector task sheet

Coco de mer: why did a Seychelles palm acquire a foreign name?

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Coco de mer: why did a Seychelles palm acquire a foreign name?, record author or storyteller, collection date, language, translation, page and exact scope. Distinguish evidence of a story being told from evidence of its events. Note which full documents remain unavailable.

Status: proposed; not completed.
Evidence found:
Source and page:
Limits:
Next action:

## 2. Investigate the central question

Compare original descriptions, specimen provenance and modern botanical range records. Keep first naming and later combination dates distinct. Check the condition of any drifted nut before inferring viable ocean dispersal.

Status: proposed; not completed.
Evidence found:
Source and page:
Limits:
Next action:

## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare early records and specimen condition with current observations. Compare original nomenclatural publications and provenance records. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

Status: proposed; not completed.
Evidence found:
Source and page:
Limits:
Next action: