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Pollia condensata grows in Africa. Its intensely coloured berries are inedible and are used mostly for decoration. The vibrant metallic hue does not come from pigment. The most intense color ever studied in biological tissue is the result of nanoscale-sized cellulose strands that scatter light as they interact with one another.
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