Family: Rhizophoraceae
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Cassipourea elliptica (Sw.) Poir
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Cassipourea elliptica (Sw.) PoirDet.E00375993Prance, G.(.T. April 2015Kew,Royal Botanic Gardens (K)
Collector/Expedition: Goodwin, Zoe Africa
Collection number: 278
Collection date: 4th November 2006
Country/Territory: Belize
Collecting locality: Belize:Stann Creek District:Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, 1km SE from visitors centre, 50m along & 30m south of the Tiger Fern Trail, plot3.
Latitude: 16°46'54''N, Longitude: 88°27'14''W
Habitat: Red clay-based soil in floodplain of tributary to South Stann Creek, granite bedrock with occasional limestone pockets.; Vegetation: Tropical evergreen, lowland, seasonal forest: Yucatan variant, canopy height 17+m, 80% canopy cover. Understory is dense layer of Polybotrys caudata, young Attalea cohune, Costus pulverulentus, Calathea micans, and numerous Psychotria and Miconia sp.
Description: Tree 6.5m tall, smooth grey/brown bark with white streaks, white scentless slash,
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00375993
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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