Malpighia emarginata DC.
Malpighiaceae
| Collection Number | Stevens, W. D 27285 |
| Collectors | W. D. Stevens, I. Coronado G., O. M. Montiel J., Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph & M. Salazar |
| Identified By | Amy Pool (MO), 2009 |
| Source | C. Davidson |
| Date | 17 June 2008 |
| Country | Nicaragua |
| department | Matagalpa |
| Location | Km 168 on Hwy 1, 16 km N of Estelí, Cuesta de Kukamonga, nearly dry stream bed leading down to Río Estelí; dry forest draped with epiphytes, steep stream banks cut through soft conglomerates with dense epiphytes. 800-850 m elev. |
| Lat/Long | N 13 15 00 W 86 21 39 |
| Note | Tree 8 m tall, 15 cm diameter at base, flowers opening bright pink, quickly fading to dull white |