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Achiote

Bixa orellana

Description:

Fruits are red and spiky.

Habitat:

Tropical rainforest

Notes:

Economically important as a food dye, obtained from the seeds.

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Latimeria
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Latimeria

Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jan 15, 2011
Submitted on Mar 27, 2011

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