Family: Cyperaceae
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Eleocharis minutissima Britton
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Eleocharis minutissima BrittonDet.E00544194Goodwin, Z.A. 26th February 2018Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Collector/Expedition: Goodwin, Zoe Africa & Barrientos, Eduardo
Collection number: 1170
Collection date: 8th October 2009
Country/Territory: Belize:Orange Walk
Collecting locality: Belize:Orange Walk:Savanna west of Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary western lagoon. Site 9A
Latitude: 17°46'40''N, Longitude: 88°34'52''W
Habitat: Open woody savanna with scattered palmetto; with frequent Acoelorraphe wrightii (5 m), occasional Byrsonima crassifolia (6 m), Curatella americana (3 m), rare Pinus caribbea (to 20 m) providing <10% cover. Herb layer dominated by sedges providing 80% ground cover. Evidence of past inundation, and lots of anthropogenic disturbance including cutting & past burning.
Description: Frequent herb to 10 cm on trackside; tufted habit.
Kind of specimen: SILICA-DRIED
Barcode: EGEN0006153
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Associated material:
Herbarium sheetE00544194