Medial longitudinal section of a flower of Eschweilera biflava. Photo by R. Aguilar

• Title

  Medial longitudinal section of a flower of Eschweilera biflava. Photo by R. Aguilar

• Creator(s)

  R. Aguilar

• Publisher

  NYBG

• Description

  Medial longitudinal section of a flower of Eschweilera biflava based on Reinaldo Aguilar 10615 from the Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Note that this species has a double coiled ligule. The coiled part with the vestigial stamens is called the hood..

• Specimens

  Pending, R. Aguilar 10615, Eschweilera biflava S.A.Mori, Lecythidaceae (245.0), Magnoliophyta; Central America, Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Osa (Canton)

• Taxonomy

  Eschweilera biflava S.A.Mori

• Copyright Statement

  Copyright 2007 Reinaldo Aguilar

• Image Type

  Field photograph

• Subject Part

  Flower

• Thesaurus

  Ligule coiled

• Continent

  Central America

• Country

  Costa Rica