Pollia condensata

Pollia condensata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Commelinaceae
Genus:	Pollia
Species:	P. condensata
Binomial name
	Pollia condensata; C.B.Clarke
Synonyms
	Aclisia condensata (C.B.Clarke) G.Brückn.;

Pollia condensata, sometimes called the marble berry,^[2]^[3]^[4] is a perennial herbaceous plant with stoloniferous stems and hard, dry, shiny, round, metallic blue fruit. It is found in forested regions of Africa.^[5] The blue colour of the fruit, created by structural coloration, is the most intense of any known biological material.

^ "Pollia condensata C.B.Clarke". The Plant List. 2000.
^ "Pollia condensata C.B. Clarke — Overview Marble Berry". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
^ "Brightest biological substance reveals its secret". EarthSky. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
^ "Marble Berry (Pollia condensata)". garden.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
^ "Pollia condensata C.B.Clarke in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 125 (1881)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

[1] "Pollia condensata C.B.Clarke". The Plant List. 2000.

[2] "Pollia condensata C.B. Clarke — Overview Marble Berry". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 18 October 2018.

[3] "Brightest biological substance reveals its secret". EarthSky. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2018.

[4] "Marble Berry (Pollia condensata)". garden.org. Retrieved 18 October 2018.

[5] "Pollia condensata C.B.Clarke in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 125 (1881)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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