Herbarium catalogue
Family: Leguminosae
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Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl.
Collector/Expedition: Goodwin, Zoe Africa & Barrientos, Eduardo
Collection number: 1108
Collection date: 6th October 2009
Country/Territory: Belize:Orange Walk
Collecting locality: Belize:Orange Walk:Road from Northern Highway (at Carmelita) to Maskall/Bomba, 3 miles; 50 m north of road. Site 7A
Latitude: 18°1'10''N, Longitude: 88°31'36''W
Habitat: Oak thicket, Quercus oleioides (D) 16 m, with few other trees such as Ficus sp (R) 15 m & Metopium brownei (O) 5 m. Dense understory of shrubs incl. many “savanna” species such as Calliandra houstoniana (A) 2 m, Curatella americana (A) 3 m, Davilla kunthii (F) 2 m, Acacia sp (O) 3 m, & Parathesis cubana (F) 3 m, as well as “forest” species; Croton sp (F) 2 m, Hampea trilobata (A) 2 m, Coccoloba sp (F) 3 m & Guettarda combsii (O) 4 m. Herb layer consisting of grasses sparse due to dominance of shrub layer and thick leaf litter layer.
Description: Abundant shrub in oak thickets to 1.5 m; showy red stamens.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00544674
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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