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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