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  2. Magnolia stellata - Wikipedia

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    The leaves open bronze-green, turning to deep green as they mature, and yellow before dropping in autumn. They are oblong and about 10 cm (4 in) long by about 4 cm (1.6 in) wide. M. stellata produces a reddish-green, knobby aggregate fruit about 5 cm (2 in) long that matures in early autumn. Mature fruit opens by slits to reveal orange-red ...

  3. Gaultheria procumbens - Wikipedia

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    The fruit is red and 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) across. [4] It is an epigynous berry, with the majority of the flesh of the fruit being composed of the fleshy calyx. The plant is a calcifuge, favoring acidic soil, in pine or hardwood forests, although it generally produces fruit only in sunnier areas. [5]

  4. Carambola - Wikipedia

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    Carambola, also known as star fruit, is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to tropical Southeast Asia. [1] [2] [3] The edible fruit has distinctive ridges running down its sides (usually 5–6). [1] When cut in cross-section, it resembles a star, giving it the name of star fruit.

  5. Wintergreen - Wikipedia

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    Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) essential oilThe Gaultheria species share the common characteristic of producing oil of wintergreen. Wintergreen oil is a pale yellow or pinkish fluid liquid that is strongly aromatic with a sweet, woody odor (components: methyl salicylate (about 98%), α-pinene, myrcene, delta-3-carene, limonene, 3,7-guaiadiene, and delta-cadinene) that gives such plants a ...

  6. Averrhoa carambola - Wikipedia

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    Averrhoa carambola is a species of tree in the family Oxalidaceae native to tropical Southeast Asia; [1] it has a number of common names, including carambola, star fruit and five-corner. [2] It is a small tree or shrub that grows 5 to 12 m (16 to 39 ft) tall, with rose to red-purple flowers.

  7. Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Carambola cross section

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    Original - A ripe carambola or starfruit, the fruit of the Averrhoa carambola tree, showing vertical, side and cross section profiles. The fruit in cross-section is a five-pointed star, hence its name. Version 2; Edit 2 - A new composition from a fresh shoot, together with their original shadows; readjusted exposure levels, color and file size.

  8. Scientists looked at images from space to see how fast ... - AOL

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    Parts of icy Antarctica are turning green with plant life as the region is gripped by extreme heat events, new research shows, sparking concerns about the changing landscape on this vast continent.

  9. Pouteria caimito - Wikipedia

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    The leaves range from oblong to elliptical. They can be 10–20 centimetres (4–8 inches) in length and 3.5–6.5 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) in width. Abiu may have several flowering periods a year, with potential for both flowers and fruit on the tree at one time. The development time from flower to ripe fruit is about 3 months. [1]