Title: Open fruit of Aspidosperma spruceanum. Photo by R. Aguilar.
Description: 2-valvate open follicle of Aspidosperma spruceanum displaying the inner wall and seed arrangement based on Reinaldo Aguilar 9544 from the Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
Term:
Valva
Definition:
Cada uno de los segmentos de un fruto dehiscente que hipotéticamente representa a un carpelo del ovario