Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Blooming Tuesday 9

X= for Xylopia Aromatica
Monkey Pepper. Strangely shaped fruit with numerous small lobes, arranged in a sort of cluster. Skin is light green, with red pulp which surrounds black seeds. The seeds have a taste and smell much like black pepper. Monkey pepper grows in Brazil.

7 comments:

  1. This is very interesting! Never heard or seen Monkey Pepper before...how unusual!!! What a great choice for your X card!

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  2. I agree. Unusual. Your travels introduce you to so many unique things.

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  3. Happy Blooming Tuesday. Love this little Xflower

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  4. Hi Marianne!!! this is wonderful...I never ever did see one of these before so thank you for teaching me something new!!!

    Your book is on it's way!!!

    Hugs and thank you !!!

    Diana

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  5. HOW do you all this, marianne? i'm starting to think ms. emily chose the smartest person in the land of the blogs....

    tsup!

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  6. This is so amazing and beautiful!

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