Title: Flower features of Thespesia grandiflora. Photos by C. A. Gracie taken in Puerto Rico in 2008.

Description: Flower features of Thespesia grandiflora. A. Flower with several petals turned downward to show the monadelphous androecium. The style protrudes above the staminal tube. B. Lower part of the flower cut in medial section. The lower part of the staminal tube has been cut and the green ovary is visible. C. The petals and androecium have been removed and the rest of the flower has been cut in medial section. The ovary is superior (also called hypogynous) and the calyx is truncate.