Costa Rica. Please can anyone help to name this shrub. As always your help is very much appreciated. Sorry some pics not as sharp as I would have wished. .
Weird fruits... but the whole plant looks like a Malvaceae. (Maybe Grewia, Malvaviscus or something similar...)
Apologies Douglas for not replying. I really appreciate you looking and trying to help. Haven't had a chance to do a lot more research since you suggested Ochnaceae. All my seed capsules are consistent with 5 berries. Have tried searching www quickly but cannot find anything that matches. I have been really zooming in on my pics to look for clues. These 2 below are trimmed /enlarged from above . First below.....I think there is a flower...taken from pic 4 above....top right corner...shows exerted working bits...as Malvaceae have. Second...enlarged from pic 6 above, shows sepals more clearly. I think you could be on to something Lila with Malvaceae....but again, as yet cannot come up with a match.
Update. Just been searching AGAIN. ........."Malvaceae cloud forest Costa Rica " and found this....Malvaviscus palmanus malvaceae cloud forest costa rica - Google Search: Which lead to this.. Malvaviscus palmanus 5 perfect red berries! Lost track of the time I have spent trying to id this. Thanks again Lila. Note....Wiki..says it is pollinated by humming birds.
