Margaritaria nobilis

MONRO, A. K., SANTAMARÍA-AGUILAR, D., GONZÁLEZ, F., CHACÓN, O., SOLANO, D., RODRÍGUEZ, A., ZAMORA, N., FEDELE, E. & CORREA, M., 2017, A first checklist to the vascular plants of La Amistad International Park (PILA), Costa Rica-Panama, Phytotaxa 322 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

Margaritaria nobilis L.f.

Espuela de gallo (CR), Clavito (P).

Terrestrial shrubs or trees. Distribution in PILA 0–1200 m, low elevation mixed forest, mixed forest in transition to low elevation forest. Global distribution: Mexico to Brazil, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles.

Records: S. Bridgewater 4154 (BM, INB, MO, PMA).