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Candle tree

The candle tree (Parmentiera cereifera) stands out for the beauty of its unique fruits.

The epithet cereifera, derived from the Latin cereus = wax candle and the suffix fero = bearing or carrying, alludes to its long pendulous candle-like fruits.

Icterus galbula hembra