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January 16, 2013

PeruGuabaBIG

The popular guaba fruit--actually a legume--is an oddity not commonly seen outside of the tropics. It grows from a tree and is technically a legume. Within the machete-shaped pods are seeds encased in fuzzy cotton candy-like flesh. Photo by Alastair Bland.



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