Los Amigos Jungle Cucumbers: A Study of Five Sympatric Gurania Species
Amanda K. Neill
The New York Botanical Garden
Figure 13
The tiny flowers of Gurania bignoniacea are unusual in that the sepals
are actually shorter than the petals.
In overall aspect, the flowers and fruits look a lot like those of
Gurania ulei, because these two are closely-related species.
Butterflies find these flowers irresistable.
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Photos by John Janovec