Family: Convolvulaceae
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Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.
Collector/Expedition: Goodwin, Zoe Africa & Lopez, German Nadir
Collection number: 1695
Collection date: 6th November 2010
Country/Territory: Belize:Toledo
Collecting locality: Belize:Toledo:Deep River Forest Reserve North; 500 m north of Southern Highway.
Latitude: 16°27'50''N, Longitude: 88°43'37''W
Habitat: Open pine woodland savanna, turning into broken ridge. Abundant pine 17 m, 5%; shrub layer of occasional Acoelorraphe wrightii 6 m & Byrsonima crassifolia 6 m; open grassland with a rich herb layer including abundant Chamaecrista desvauxii, frequent Hypericum terrae-firmae, Coutoubea spicata, Melochia spicata, occasional Ageratum radicans & Sauvagesia erecta. Not burnt for many years.
Description: Rare (locally frequent) scandent herb to 50 cm; flowers delicate, pale blue ca. 0.8 cm across.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00554373
Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00554373
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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