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Family: Iridaceae
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Alophia silvestris (Loes.) Goldblatt
Collector/Expedition: Goodwin, Zoe Africa & Barrientos, Eduardo
Collection number: 1057
Collection date: 29th September 2009
Country/Territory: Belize:Toledo
Collecting locality: Belize:Toledo:Swasey Bladen Forest Reserve; 50 m west of Southern highway ~1 mile north of fire tower. Site 4
Latitude: 16°29'47''N, Longitude: 88°34'48''W
Habitat: Very open pine savanna, with scattered low shrubs and dominated by grasses and sedges. Recently burnt.
Description: Occasional herb to 40 cm; 6 pale blue-mauve tepals with green at base and dark purple spots; 3 deep blue anthers; 6 lobed bright blue furry stigma; unripe fruit to 2 cm long.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00544204
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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