In the slope opposite of the road was the pink flowers of Bletia catenulata, beautifully bloomed against the blue sky.
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Lycaste macrophylla.
This was at this shop like just an ordinary plant.
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We left the nursery at last after observing various interesting fruits trees. The aim for this day was to go back to the place where we had seen Masdevallia uniflora on the previous day and to draw it. After that we would go back to Tarma.
At one of the roadside fruit shop we bought some fruits for lunch. A crate with oranges was s/8. About £1.35. It was too much so we bought a half of the box.
It was winter in Peru, so the price of the fruits were more expensive I was told.
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A butterfly on the coffee tree.
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Coffee beans. I wonder when these beans become red.
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This is called Annona. (Annona cherimola). Very similar one we see in the supermarket here, the custard apple, is a different species, called Annona reticulata.
This belongs to Annonaceae, and the genus Annona has 100-150 species.
We tried this fruit on the way back from San Ramón at the roadside shop. It was creamy and very sweet and nice.
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When you open it in half, it is like this. A little similar to a pomegranate (Punica granatum). Red juice around seeds is used for makeup.
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There is a treee like this. I don’t know if this is edible or not.
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The inside is like this. These are very interesting fruits. Later we found this in the market so I bought one for lunch. It cost s/1, around 17p.
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This is Inga feuillei, called Pacae or Pacay in Peru. Whereas the Icecream Bean is a fruit like a gigantic narrow bean, this is like a gigantic flat bean.