Sida rhombifolia

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

Sida rhombifolia L.

Escobilla, Escobilla de chancho, Escobilla negra, Huinar, Azocatzín, Tüsko, Kual, Kuar+só (Térraba) (CR).

Terrestrial shrubs.Distribution in PILA 0–2100 m, low elevation mixed forest, mixed forest in transition to low elevation forest, mixed forest in transition to cloud forest, cloud forest, low elevation oak forest, pasture. Global distribution: USA to Bolivia, the Guyanas, Argentina, Antilles Trópicos, Subtropicos de Africa, Madagascar, Trópicos de Asia. Records: C. Hamilton 762 (MO). Uses: biological control, medicinal.

Spirotheca rosea (Seem.) P.E.Gibbs & W.S.Alverson Ceiba rosada, Ceiba (CR) .

Hemi-epiphytic tree. Distribution in PILA 500–1400 m, low elevation mixed forest, mixed forest in transition to low elevation forest, mixed forest in transition to cloud forest. Global distribution: Costa Rica to Bolivia. Records: D. Santamaría 5962 (BM, INB, MO, PMA). Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU), A; c.