FIGURE 4 in Besleria macropoda (Gesneriaceae): lectotypification, distribution, functional epiphylly and discordant fruit morphology of a rare Costa Rican endemic

FIGURE 4. Examples of Besleria species with dehiscent fruits. Note differences in the mode of rupturing and coloration of carpel lobes, placentae and seeds. A, B. B. macropoda (Berger & Etl 1443), placentae apparently removed by a frugivore in B. C. B. montana (Clark 6811). D. B. pendula (Clark 6887). E. Besleria sp. 7 (Clark 11703). F. B. pauciflora (Clark 9280). G. B. sprucei (Clark 11594). H. Besleria sp. 2 (Clark 8197). I. Besleria sp. 6 (Clark 11505). J. Besleria sp. 8 (Clark 11765). K. Besleria sp. 1 (Clark 11372). L. Besleria sp. 5 (Clark 11470). M. B. variabilis (Clark 9308). N. Besleria sp. 4 (Clark 11461). O. Besleria sp. 3 (Clark 9998). Photos A and B by A. Berger, all others by J. L. Clark.