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.
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The Mangrove Hummingbirds of Costa Rica live off the relatively large quantity of pollen produced by its prolific blooms.