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THE SEEDS OF LECYTHIS PISONIS ARE EDIBLE
BUT THE ENTIRE FRUIT
MUST BE HARVESTED. IF NOT, THE LID FALLS AND BATS REMOVE
THE SEEDS BEFORE HUMANS CAN GET TO THEM.
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I am at a roadside fruit stand in Trinidad showing the fruits of the
Amazonian
L. pisonis to a group of people travelling with me