fruit of Elaeocarpus joga… green fruit appear an irridescent blue due to the shape of the fruits epidermal cells (Stone.1970)
For more photos of Yoga:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/guam-flora-fauna/sets/72157625014800873/
Information regarding Yoga fruit color was found in:
Stone, Benjamin C. “The Flora of Guam”, Micronesica, Vol. 6. Univ. of GU.
To explore the Yoga tree in depth these links are recommended:
http://university.uog.edu/cals/people/Pubs/ORNAMENT/yoga.pdf
http://www.wptrc.org/userfiles/file/Muniappan_109-111.pdf
http://www.researchgate.net/publication/237293942_Trioza_suavis_galls_on_leaves_of_Elaeocarpus_joga
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaeocarpus
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