Biology:Pelliciera

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Pelliciera
Pelliciera rhizophorae.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Tetrameristaceae
Genus: Pelliciera
Planch. & Triana
Species:
P. rhizophorae
Binomial name
Pelliciera rhizophorae
Planch. & Triana

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 to the Esmeraldas River in Ecuador, as well as within stands located in Nicaragua, Panama, and Colombia.[1] During eras such as the Cenozoic, the species was prevalent. The mangrove hummingbirds of Costa Rica live off the relatively large quantity of nectar produced by its prolific blooms.[2] 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.[3][4][5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2321967 entry