Plants with tetraterpenes or carotenoids
Pyracantha coccinea, Rosaceae, fruits and shrub
Capsicum annuum,pepper, Solanaceae, plant with fruits, fruits in market
Capsicum frutescens, chile pequin, Solanaceae, dried fruits
Solanum dulcamara, bittersweet night shade, Solanaceae, fruits
Lycopersicon esculentum, tomato, Solanaceae, fruits
Citrullis vulgaris, watermelon, Cucurbitaceae, fruits
Tulipa gesneriana, tulip, Liliaceae, petals and sepals
Citrus fruits, Rutaceae
Laminaria and other brown algae
Animals with carotenoids -- crayfish, hummingbirds and peacock
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