Pink flowered achiote (Bixa orellana) with seed pod and seeds.

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Pink flowered achiote (Bixa orellana) with seed pod and seeds. Food dye and additive. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J. Schaly from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1817. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

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Size: 2630px × 4120px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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