Family: Euphorbiaceae
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Caperonia castaneifolia (L.) A.St.-Hil.
Collector/Expedition: Goodwin, Zoe Africa & Lopez, German Nadir
Collection number: 1669
Collection date: 9th October 2010
Country/Territory: Belize:Belize
Collecting locality: Belize:Belize:Burrell Boom; 1.5 Km north of Burrell Boom along road to Scotland Halfmoon; 20 m south of road in last savanna patch.
Latitude: 17°34'11''N, Longitude: 88°27'31''W
Habitat: Open savanna grassland with frequent Acoelorraphe wrightii 5 m, Curatella americana 4 m and occasional Byrsonima crassifolia 4 m. Dried out pool in savanna adjacent to roadside.
Description: Occasional herb 1 m; inflorescence a scorpioid cyme of flowers with 5 white petals, distinctive 3 part fruit.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00554335
Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00554335
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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