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Margaritaria nobilis, also known as bastard hogberry, is a fruit-bearing plant found in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies.[1]

Margaritaria nobilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Margaritaria
Species:	M. nobilis
Binomial name
Margaritaria nobilis L.f.

The fruit is a bright iridescent blue color, resulting from a complex surface structure which interferes with light waves.

References

External links

• http://www.ecouterre.com/inspired-by-bastard-hogberry-fruit-new-fiber-changes-color-when-stretched/ "uses" for Margaritaria Nobilis
• https://web.archive.org/web/20130409183448/https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news-events/press-releases/bioinspired-fibers-change-color-when-stretched/
• http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.201203529/abstract
• http://www.ecouterre.com/inspired-by-bastard-hogberry-fruit-new-fiber-changes-color-when-stretched/ Pepto Berry, used in chemical research on fibers used in fabric manufacturing for the garment industry

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