The devil's claw, Martynia annua, an annual plant native to tropical America, is now naturalized from India to the Malay Peninsula. Sharp-beaked fruits are eight-ribbed, egg-shaped, black capsules one-and-a-half inches long (4 cm.). The plant is grown in North America as an ornamental and for its curious fruit which is sometimes made into pickles.
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