Herbarium catalogue
Family: Dioscoreaceae
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Dioscorea matagalpensis Uline
Collector/Expedition: Goodwin, Zoe Africa & Lopez, German Nadir
Collection number: 1181
Collection date: 29th April 2010
Country/Territory: Belize:Stann Creek
Collecting locality: Belize:Stann Creek:South of Silk Grass Village; 300 m along track to West of Southern Highway at southern entrance to the village.
Latitude: 16°52'46''N, Longitude: 88°21'7''W
Habitat: Dense pine savanna woodland. Canopy dominated by Pinus caribaea 14 m tall, 10-15 cm DBH, 5% canopy; shrub layer 20% cover of abundant Acoelorraphe wrightii 2-3 m, Byrsonima crassifolia 1-3 m, frequent Curatella americana 2-3 m, Calliandra houstoniana 1 m, Gliricidia sepium 2 m and occasional Davilla kunthii 2 m. Herb layer 30% grass dominated with abundant Curculigo scorzonerifolia. Site burnt recently (c. 1.5 months), lots of additional human disturbance & no pine regeneration visible.
Description: Occasional vine in shrub layer, old fruit found.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00554003
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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