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Purapura ?

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purapura

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Berry prized by natives, must be ripe (Earp 1853). Beginning to be highly esteemed for preserving. Fruit full of seeds like gooseberry. (Allom, in Earp 1853)

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Purapura is name given in Earp 1853.

Williams (1971) says purapura is "a seed". Unclear which plant Earp is referring to.

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28 May 2007
16 July 2009
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