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The highly irritating juice of the fruit was once used as a sort of 'pepper spray' for defense. Photo from a Rungus Longhouse, northernmost Sabah, Borneo.
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The fruit will turn purple when ripe, but the palm then dies. Native to the rain forests of Borneo. Lotusland, Montecito, California.
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A fishtail palm of southeastern Asia, known as Podok Dudar in Malaysia. Denver Botanical Gardens.