Davilla sessilifolia Fraga

A rare glimpse of flowers with petals still on. Petals stay on for about two hours and then fall off. My personal first sighting of them. The picture taken at 8 am.

A rare glimpse of flowers with petals still on. Petals stay on for about two hours and then fall off. My personal first sighting of them. The picture taken at 8 am.

A rare glimpse of flowers with petals still on. Petals stay on for about two hours and then fall off. My personal first sighting of them. The picture taken at 8 am.

The same specimen with petals off. The picture taken at 9 am.

The same specimen with petals off. The picture taken at 9 am.

A view of the flowers with the shell-like hard sepals closed after only one day of staying open for pollinators.

A view of a Kielmeyera tree top (note its striking fruit at the left upper corner) covered by the climbing Davilla sessilifolia Fraga.

Another specimen. The pictures taken at 6:30 am.

Another specimen. The pictures taken at 6:30 am.

Another specimen. The pictures taken at 6:30 am.

Another specimen. The pictures taken at 6:30 am.

Another specimen. The pictures taken at 6:30 am.

Fruit with seeds open for dispersal.

Fruit with seeds open for dispersal.

Fruit with seeds open for dispersal.

Seed 7x5 mm.

Seed 7x5 mm.

Fruit with seeds covered by white fleshy aril.