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Sterculia quadrifida fruit pods.

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By Bernieh


Sterculia quadrifida fruit pods. (Sterculia Quadrifida)

This is the fruit pod of the Sterculia - a large, eye-catching orange-red capsule which changes from green to orange-red on the outside at maturity. The tree has dropped most of its leaves by the time the fruit pods appear at the beginning of winter.



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Very neat. I love the colour

14 Aug, 2009

 

great photo, love the colour of the fruit pod against the beautiful blue sky

14 Aug, 2009

 

Thanks Mamagem and Irish.

14 Aug, 2009

 

Looks tasty

12 Oct, 2009

 

Never actually tried the fruit inside - supposed to taste like peanuts according to the old local indigenous people ... hence the common name of the tree.

12 Oct, 2009



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