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Bixa orellana

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Field Notes

Description:

Las semillas de esta capsula son usadas para dar color a las comidas.
The seeds of this capsule are used as a spice and to color food.

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Comments (4)
Nicholas4
Wow.. they look like pom-poms.. presious!
The MnMs
Estuve en el 2002 en C.R. Tambien en Puerto Limon. Me encanto! en Puerto Limon me parecio excelente para bucear o hacer esnorquel y la reserva que hay por alli. Vi monos aulladores y buscamos tortugas por la noche para relocalizar los nidos y protegerlas.

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The Color Red
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PublishedMay 22, 2011

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