Sometimes it is semantic relations ingrained!
I could not resist my temptation to read through the entire wikipedia article when I saw this interesting picture while refining Myrtaceae terms. It is the fruit of Jabuticaba, also called Brazilian Grape Tree. The name is derived from the Tupi word Jabuti (tortoise) + Caba (place), meaning the place where you find tortoises. Aspects of biodiversity and ecological interdependency are brought out in these names in indigenous communities. Even scientific names are suggestive of the main feature of the organism. Myrciaria cauliflora aptly represents the fact that its flowers grow directly from its trunk.
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