Longitudinal ovary sections (left column) and diagrams (right column), comparing the seed attachment and placenta shape and position within the locule (grey coloured area in the diagrams) in Coutaportla. Placenta position is indicated by a black arrow on the photographs. Scale bars correspond to 1 cm. A–B. Central: C. ghiesbreghtiana, A from Aguilar et al. 4 (MEXU). C–D. Basal: C. guatemalensis, C from Stevens et al. 25474 (MEXU). E–F. Central: C. pailensis, E from Villarreal et al. 3063 (MEXU). G–H. Apical: C. lorenceana sp. nov., G from Torres-Montúfar et al. 987 (MEXU).

 
 
  Part of: Torres-Montúfar A, Flores-Olvera H, Ávila-González H, Castro-Castro A, Ochoterena H (2023) An assessment of Coutaportla (Chiococceae, Rubiaceae) with the description of a new species from Mexico. Plant Ecology and Evolution 156(1): 3-12. https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.89764