''Pelliciera rhizophorae'', known as the tea mangrove, is a less-common species of mangroves found along the Pacific coast from the Gulf of Nicoya in

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

to the Esmeraldas River in

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, as well as within stands located in Nicaragua, Panama, and Colombia. During eras such as the

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, the species was prevalent. The

mangrove hummingbird The mangrove hummingbird (''Amazilia boucardi'') is an Endangered species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Taxonomy The mangrove hummingbird was formally described in 18 ...

s of Costa Rica live off the relatively large quantity of nectar produced by its prolific blooms. ''Pelliciera rhizophorae'' is the only species in the genus ''Pelliciera'' which was previously recognized as the only genus in the family Pellicieraceae, but is now included in the family Tetrameristaceae.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q2321967 Ericales Mangroves Flora of Central America Flora of South America Monotypic Ericales genera