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Lantana Violet color from Arecode, Kerala, India. Lantana (/ lænˈtɑːnə, - ˈteɪ -/) [2] is a genus of about 150 species of perennial flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. They are native to tropical regions of the Americas and Africa but exist as an introduced species in numerous areas, especially in the Australian ...
Billy Mandindi. Buysile " Billy " Mandindi (1967–2005) was a black South African activist-artist who participated in a landmark protest in Cape Town in 1989, the so-called Purple Rain Protest. Later, still covered with the purple dye that riot police sprayed on protesters, Mandindi created a linocut celebrating the spirit of freedom.
Cullinan Diamond. The Cullinan Diamond is the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, [2] weighing 3,106 carats (621.20 g), discovered at the Premier No.2 mine in Cullinan, South Africa, on 26 January 1905. It was named after Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the mine. In April 1905, it was put on sale in London, but despite considerable ...
Purple and black carrots, for example, are rich in anthocyanins. And just like with purple cabbage and blueberries, these antioxidants can reduce inflammation and prevent illnesses like heart ...
The carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) is a root vegetable, typically orange in color, though heirloom variants including purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist, [ 2 ][ 3 ] all of which are domesticated forms of the wild carrot, Daucus carota, native to Europe and Southwestern Asia. The plant probably originated in Iran and ...
Sugilite (/ ˈsuːɡəlaɪt, - dʒi -/ SOO-gə-lyte, -jee-) [ 2 ][ 3 ] is a relatively rare pink to purple cyclosilicate mineral with the complex chemical formula K Na 2 (Fe, Mn, Al) 2 Li 3 Si 12 O 30. Sugilite crystallizes in the hexagonal system with prismatic crystals. The crystals are rarely found and the form is usually massive.
Colored gold is the name given to any gold that has been treated using techniques to change its natural color. Pure gold is slightly reddish yellow in color, [1] but colored gold can come in a variety of different colors by alloying it with different elements. Colored golds can be classified in three groups: [2] Alloys with silver and copper in ...
Depressaria depressella var. prangosella Walsingham, 1903. Blunt’s flat-body or purple carrot-seed moth (Depressaria depressana) is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe. It is also found in the Near East, North Africa, the eastern part of the Palearctic realm and since 2009 in North America. [1]