Family: Malpighiaceae
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Malpighiaceae Juss.
Collector/Expedition: Goodwin, Zoe Africa & Lopez, German Nadir
Collection number: 1749
Collection date: 27th November 2010
Country/Territory: Belize:Cayo
Collecting locality: Belize:Cayo:More Tomorrow; savanna 700 m to west of More Tomorrow access road, c. 2 Km from village.
Latitude: 17°20'43''N, Longitude: 88°41'3''W
Habitat: Open pine palmetto woodland savanna. Frequent Pinus caribaea 15-17 m, abundant Acoelorraphe wrightii 2 (-5) m, Calliandra houstoniana 1-2 m, frequent Byrsonima crassifolia 1-3 (-5) m and occasional Davilla kunthii 1m. Quercus oleoides trees rare but frequent in localised patches, frequent saplings. Herb layer a mix of sedges & grasses with abundant Mimosa spp. Disturbance from logging (numerous tracks & cut trunks); significant damage by recent (1 month previous) hurricane Richard with debris from standing trees, fallen oak, pine & craboo. Site burnt previous dry season.
Description: Rare vine in open area.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00554351
Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00554351
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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