Cavendishia fortunensis, Ericaceae; La Fortuna (Chiriqui, Panama). March 2008.This plant is endemic to the Neotropics and belongs to the blueberry group. It is a hemiepiphytic plant, which means it can grow terrestrial or epiphytic.
What they say about seedpods: "the trees bear long, twisted fruits, looking like so many snakes hanging from the branches" - really looks like mine, does not it? Such fruit is called bivalved capsule, and they are dehiscence - means splitting at maturity.
Pilo or Woodland mirrorplantRubiaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii Island only)Kpukapuala, Hawaii IslandPistillate (female) flowers and unripe fruitBerries of pilo were used as a laxative. As in early Hawaiian use, the berries are occasionally used as a laxative today.Pilo of many species provide fruit for native birds, such as mao or Hawaiian thrush (Myadestes obscurus) and so favored in some areas that they have been observed guarding and chasing off other birds from fruit-laden trees.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Coprosma_rhynchocarpa