Family: Sapindaceae
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Cupania belizensis Standl.
Collector/Expedition: Goodwin, Zoe Africa, Lloyd, Kate Alice & Weimer, Dagmar
Collection number: 461
Collection date: 17th February 2007
Country/Territory: Belize
Collecting locality: Belize:Corozal District:Fireburn Reserve, ~2 km E of Fireburn village, ~30 m S of NE trail, plot 45.
Latitude: 18°12'41''N, Longitude: 88°11'2''W
Habitat: Area farmed <16 yrs previously. Thin leaf litter, limestone bedrock.; Vegetation: Tropical, evergreen broadleaf forest: Yucatan variant. Dominated by Cecropia sp & Critonia sp (Z.Goodwin 457). Canopy of ~12 m.
Description: Very common tree 10.5m, 12.2cm dbh, green fruit, when ripe fall to forest floor splitting to reveal bright red seeds.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00387437
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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