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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH E00533694 HERB. HORT. EDINB. Flora of Belize Euphorbiaceae Acalypha diversifolia Jacq. Det: Goodwin, Z.A. 26 September 2011 Cayo: Chiquibul Forest Reserve; 6 km ESE from Las Cuevas Research Station, Monkey Tail River. 500 m. 16°44'27" N, 88°56'08" W Arching shrub to about 7 m: fine indumentum on young stems; very small stipules (to 3 mm) at nodes; leaves dotted with many glands and a slight odour of oxalic acid in crushed leaf; small amount of clear sap in petiole when squeezed. Mixed disturbed forest. Soil on limestone. Collector: Davies, Chantel J.J. 16 April 2006 MMMM Mins MA = 1) hn bal Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E) 2 L littl copyright reserved

HERB. HORT. EDINB. eer RA i. Qa msm Oo< mao copyright reserved FLORA OF BELIZE Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Euphorbiaceae —_——&. Acalypha leptopoda Mull Arg. Belize: Cayo: Chiquibul National Forest: Guacamallo Bridge, Macal River. 16°52'07"N, 89°02'62"W. Herb to 25 cm, green bracts at base of inflorescense, feathery stigmas Habitat: Fringing riverine vegetation along seasonally flooded river in semi-deciduous tropical forest.. Vegetation: Inga dominated with large undershrub component Soil: Alluvial Precipitation: Dry season ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN ined by: i eS Determined by: Sam Bridgewater July 2003 | Lillis Urban No. 29 E00663509 A ai

HERB. HORT. EDINB. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH copyright reserved FLORA OF BELIZE Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Euphorbiaceae Acalypha leptopoda Mull. Arg Belize: Cayo: Chiquibul National Forest: Guacamallo Bridge, Macal River. 16°52'07"N, 89°02'62"W. Tree to 4.5m, male and female flowers present Habitat: Riverine vegetation along seasonally flooded river Vegetation: Semi-deciduous tropical forest Soil: Alluvial Precipitation: Dry season ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN , Determined by: Sam Bridgewater July 2003 EDINBURGH E00663516 | | Lillis Urban No. 213 24-Apr-03

HERB. HORT. EDINB. =) ao Pal 3° +} ie Leics ales B pale) a) ] copyright reserved Flora of Belize Darwin Initiative Project - Developing Integrated Assessment of Biodiversity in Secondary Forest in Belize Euphorbiaceae Acalypha macrostachya Jacq. Det by Z.A.Goodwin on Jul 07 Belize: Stann Creek District, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, ~2 km southwest of visitors centre, ~90 m west of Stann Creek river, plot 26. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN . INBURG INNA 16° 46° 35.3" N 88° 27° 50.6" W (WGS84) Tropical, evergreen, seasonal, lowland moist forest, granite bedrock. Altitude: ~100m Recently disturbed. Common small tree in canopy gap, rarely branching, 5 m. Goodwin, Zoé Africa 571 11 Mar 2007 with I. Chan & A.J.Lehmicke

HERB. HORT. EDINB. a TTMUOTINUATOOOT NOT TONI ed RA <9 oe o< mao copyright reserved Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh MSc. Field Trip to Belize Euphorbiaceae Acalypha macrostachya Jacq. Belize: Cayo: Chiquibul Forest: Las Cuevas Research Station: Monkey Tail River, south bank. Riverbank, below river flood level, with small shrubs. 16°44'25"N, 88°56'09"W. Shrub to 1m; stigma red; white latex. With Myrataceae ( Seed 12) & Mimosoidae ( Seed 13) Digital photograph ROVALINBURGH Det by: Sam G. Bridgewater MII | | hl | | | Louise Seed No. 11 E00202261 th 23 APR 2002

HERB. HORT. EDINB. ro} o > ea bo 177) iD + a ost om 1 = =) Qa ° cS) \ y, "i Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh MSc. Field Trip to Belize Euphorbiaceae Acalypha mortoniana Lundell | 1 Belize: Cayo: In the forest next to Caracol archaeological site. | , Forest next to Caracol. 16°46'N, 89°08'W. | y j \ Multi-stemmed shrub to 4 m. Flowers white and green. Bark j 4 \ smooth. ROYAL B et, i; mm EDINGURGH ; Det by: Sam G. Bridgewater AAI Joseph J. Miton No. 25 E00202256 12 APR 2003

A HERB. HORT. EDINB. MQQAQGCGA So ® Pt — co) 77) 4 Cd £ io) — > ro} fe) 1S) Ex Herbario Musei Britannici Acalypha setosa A.Rice Belize: Toledo District. Lowland broadleaved forest. ’ BFREE Reserve, Path to river 45 - 75 malt. Herb, all green. L~ Whitefoord, C. & Quiroz, V., 106328 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN 31.10.2005 EDINBURGH ee MI Pe inom bd @ahmat tay denon | thank you. | E00982048

HERB. HORT. EDINB. is AMITUNATIVAINUOTOUATTOATT her RA Pai) Par} Oo< [7 -e) copyright reserved FLORA OF BELIZE Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Euphorbiaceae Acalypha villosa Jacq. Belize: Cayo: Chiquibul National Forest: Guacamallo Bridge, Macal River. 16°52'07"N, 89°02'62"W. Shrub to 3.5m Habitat: Fringing riverine vegetation along seasonally flooded river in semi-deciduous tropical forest. Vegetation: Inga dominated with large undershrub component Soil: Alluvial Precipitation: Dry season ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Determined by: Sam Bridgewater July 2003 EDINBURGH E00663510 Lillis Urban No. 33 18-Apr-03

HERB. HORT. EDINB. copyright reserved j FLORA OF BELIZE | \ Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Euphorbiaceae Acalypha villosa Jacq. . Belize: Cayo: Chiquibul National Forest: Guacamallo Bridge, / Macal River. 16°52'07"N, 89°02'62"W. i / : a, Herb to 0.5m = ty j Habitat: Riverine vegetation along seasonally flooded river a ~ Vegetation: Semi-deciduous tropical forest Soil: Alluvial Precipitation: Dry season ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN ¥ Determined by: Sam Bridgewater July 2003 EDINBURGH | | i Lillis Urban No. 128 E00663515 21-Apr-03

HERB. HORT. EDINB. Acalypha, villosa acy, Det. £h 2AGoodwin 29 Dron FLORA OF BELIZE Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Euphorbiaceae Acalypha sp. Belize: Cayo: Chiquibul National Forest: Guacamallo Bridge, Macal River. 16°52'07"N, 89°02'62"W. Woody shrub to 1.5m, white feathery stigmas Habitat: Riverine vegetation along seasonally flooded river Vegetation: Semi-deciduous tropical forest Soil: Alluvial Determined by: Lillis Urban July 2003 J ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Lillis Urban No. 126 i a E01012135 xe} ca) P _“ ® ” 2 Ed & (o)) & ~ c fo} oO MQQQACGA

HERB. HORT. EDINB. oO © wn g dg g = Me ) je > - KS “. Py lle ® c oe 2 a Jusric(A BLEVIFLORA (NEES) RYSEY = oa a 2 ALA Foun) 24(03/06 FL. pF GVATEM Ae Fs Det. tc aeetren 17/03/06 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Acanthaceae Acanthaceae er-Serophulariaceae BELIZE: Cayo: Indian Creek, at the edge of Manattee Forest Reserve. Tropical forest next to a river. ca 25 m. 17°13'59"N, 88°34'18"W. Perennial herb. Flowers light blue to violet, with darker vertical stripes on lower lip. Most commonly only one mature flower per inflorescence. frequent ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN a 15 MAR 2005

“NSS ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH E00533704 \ Flora of Belize Acanthaceae Cayo: Chiquibul Forest Reserve; 6 km ESE from Las Cuevas Research Station, Monkey Tail River. 470 m. 16°44'26" N, 88°56'08" W Prostrate herb; rooting from stem in contact with the ground: bract purple; corolla purple. Track side amongst grasses and shrubs, in deciduous broad- leaved forest near river. Limestone. Collector: Jamieson, Elizabeth 2 14 April 2006 SSS EEE Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E) ae TITOTNOUA UOTE OTTO copyright reserved

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN i E01012087 HERB. HORT. EDINB. Flora of Belize Melastomataceae Aciotis Det: Brewer, SW May 2008 Stann Creek: Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary; western edge of the Cockscomb Basin on granite and (igneous-based) metasediments. Maya Divide, valley/gorge in the north branch of the Upper Mare's Nest branch of the Swasey Branch of Monkey River. 250 m 16°44'18" N, 88°43'S1" W Large fleshy herb 60 cm; flowers with 4 white petals & purple stamens; green fruit. Collected in 70% isopropyl alcohol. Steep-sided river valley with low canopy dominated by Euterpe precatoria, Acalypha diversifolia, Alchornea latifolia & Guarea macrophylla. Understory dominated by Astrocaryum mexicanum. Thick leaf litter over granite. Collector: Goodwin, Zoé A. 853 With: Brewer, Steven W. 21 May 2008 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E) copyright reserved

| ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH E00396218 HERB. HORT. EDINB. Flora of Belize Darwin Initiative Project - Developing Integrated Assessment of Biodiversity in Secondary Forest in Belize Melastomataceae Aciotis indecora (Bonpl.) Triana Det by Z.A.Goodwin on Aug 07 Belize: Stann Creek District, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, 2km E of visitors centre, along access road just inside reserve. 16° 47’ 24" N 88° 26° 32" W (WGS84) South-facing roadside, in tropical evergreen, lowland, seasonal broadleaf forest: Yucatan variant, frequently cut back and disturbed. Growing in association with Leandra mexicana, Clidemia capitellata, Clidemia hirta, Arthrostemma ciliatum & Clidemia dentata. Altitude: 100m Red clay-based soil in floodplain of tributary to South Stann Creek, granite bedrock with occasional limestone pockets. Frequent herb up to 50cm, white flowers with deep pink anthers Goodwin, Zoé Africa 239 02 with S. George, N. Mora & I. Chan Nov 2006 xo} ® ra C1) 7) o i ~ = > cs > a ° oO MQee322

HERB. HORT. EDINB. Flora of Belize Darwin Initiative Project - Developing Integrated Assessment of Biodiversity in Secondary Forest in Belize Melastomataceae Acisanthera bivalvis (Aubl.) Cogn. Det by Z.A.Goodwin on Aug 07 Belize: Belize District, Peccary Hills Conservation Area, ~30 km southwest of Belize City. 17° 18° 43.11" N 88° 24’ 21.07" W (WGS84) ¢ Altitude: <10m Open palmetto-calabash savannah, recently flooded. Locally common herb to 40 cm, green to red/purple stem and leaves; 5 (rarely 4) pale pink petals, yellow anthers with pink- il purple appendages. Goodwin, Zoé Africa 475 21 Feb 2007 with P. Walker & Z. Walker ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN wu m0 375898 I xo} co = = ® n = a = = — Py 2. ° oO

MQ00327 3 a) > I 7) 7) o cal re = — > a ° re) Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh MSc. Field Trip to Belize Melastomataceae Acisanthera bivalvis (Aubl.) Cogn. Belize: Orange Walk: Hillbank Research Station. Open tree Savanna. 16 m17°35'11"N, 88°41'57"W. Herb, lilac flowers ROYAL BOTANIC GARD! j . EDINBURGH EN Det by: Sam G. Bridgewater 22 JAN 2003 ME Reynaldo Linares-Palomino No. 1 Eo0o0200707 17 APR 2002

HERB. HORT. EDINB. MQ00327 xe) co . ) 7) ® —_ od = 7) = > Qa ° iS) FLORA OF BELIZE Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Melastomataceae Acisanthera bivalvis (Aubl.) Cogn. Belize: Belize: Orange Walk Dist.: Rio Brava location 3. Wet savanna. 17°35'11"N, 8e°e4T 55 "wi. Wet grassland dominated by sedges. Few herbs and scattered shrubs. Herb to 25cm; stem fleshy, maroon; single apical flower, pale pink; growing away from sedges. frequent. : Forrest, Alan D. No. 37 IC GARDEN BOSE NRGR S. Helfer & S. Walkinshaw (ONO NN 23 we ae Eo00198992 RBGE M.Sc. Expedition 2000

HERB. HORT. EDINB. oO) 0 wn g a g = copyright reserved Acisanthera bivaluts (Aubl,) Cogn, Det. Goodwin, Zoé A. 13/ Jan [2010 Flora of Belize Melastomataceae Acisanthera quadrata Pers. Belize District: Orange Walk 1.5 km SE of Hill Bank field station. Savannah wetland growing with calabash and sedges. 17°35'04.8"N, 88°41'51.6"W Alt: ca 20 m Herb, between 1 to 1.5 ft in height, square stem greenish-red in colour, leaves greenish-red, petals purple, anthers yellow with purple tips. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Aguilar, Rudy No. 1 EDINBURGH i ie E01465141 A ie

HERB. HORT. EDINB. S N on 2 2 gS = copyright reserved MSC Trip to Belize 2002 1 | » AS Melastomataceae = Acisanthera bivalvis (Aubl.) Cogn. BELIZE: Orange Walk: Savannah near Hillbank Research Station. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Watson, Morag No. 7 EDINBURGH | x 18 Apr 2002 E00684011

HERB. HORT. EDINB. MQ00327 5) 6 copyright reserved MSC Trip to Belize 2002 Melastomataceae Acisanthera bivalvis (Aubl.) Cogn. BELIZE: Orange Walk: 3 km south of Hillbank research station . Low- juncus savanna with very occasional trees and thick juncus obliterating most other herbs. Soil loamy. 17°34'N, 88°42'W. Herb, quite common throughout the savanna. Stem square, red. Lower 2 7 leaves brittle and dry to 0.75 up the stem. Leaves with parallel veins. Calyx ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN -lobed, star-like from below. Corolla fragile, pink, 5 petals. 10 stamens i EDINBURGH with yellow anthers and purple hooks. Style curved downwards. | | | | Irving, H. No. 161 \ E00683988 18 Apr 2002

HERB. HORT. EDINB. MQ00327 gm xo} oO 4 co) 72) o + ws ad = oD = a) 2 ° oO Acisanthera crassipes (Naudin) Wurdack Det. Goodwin, Zoé A. & Ndolo Ebika, S. Feb 2010 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH (E) Melastomataceae Melastomataceae BELIZE: Orange Walk District: Rio Bravo Conservation Area, 1.5km South of Hill Bank Field Station. Open Savannah. Moist substrate. Associated with mostly grasses and herbs. 8 m. 17°35'8"N, 88° 41'48"W. Fleshy herb, approximately 1-6cm in height. White flower about 2mm in width, 5 petals, with 10 stamens, inferior ovaries. Stems and leaves are purple-greenish. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Guy, Celeshia T. No. 2 EDINBURGH | 10 Jan 2010 E00544070

HERB. HORT. EDINB. MQ00327 Flora of Belize Melastomataceae Acisanthera crassipes (Naudin) Wurdack xo} i Pad he ® n 4 ehed ao Sy = > fo} ° oO Belize: Burrell Boom; 1.5 Km north of Burrell Boom- Hattieville road, 2 Km north of prison. 17°30'59" N, 88°25'54" W Locally frequent single-stemmed herb to 8 cm growing in open grassland with Utricularia spp. and Schultesia guianensis; single, dark purple stem with basal rosette of dark purple leaves; flowers with 5 white petals and 5 yellow and purple anthers. Open savanna grassland with abundant Acoelorraphe wrightii, frequent Byrsonima crassifolia, Curatella americana and rare Crescentia cujete, punctuated by Eleocharis marshes and forest thickets. Partially burnt previous dry season, evidence of human disturbance including numerous tracks (some old others well used) and some rubbish dumping. , Collector: Goodwin, Zoé A. 1662 With: Lopez, German N. : 9 October 2010 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN sv EDINBURGH Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E) | | | | | | | Darwin Initiative Project - Conservation of the lowland £00554189 Savanna ecosystem in Belize

HERB. HORT. EDINB. % Flora of Belize Darwin Initiative Project - Developing Integrated Assessment of Biodiversity in Secondary Forest in Belize Melastomataceae So oO a i ® n o I a = Da = > Qa fe) (3) Acisanthera quadrata Pers. Det by Z.A.Goodwin on Aug 07 Belize: Stann Creek District, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, 2km E of visitors centre, along access road just inside reserve. £ 16° 47° 24" N 88° 26’ 32" W (WGS84) South-facing roadside, in tropical evergreen, lowland, seasonal, broadleaf forest: Yucatan variant, frequently cut back and disturbed. Growing in association with Leandra mexicana, Clidemia capitellata, Clidemia hirta, Arthrostemma ciliatum & Clidemia dentata. Altitude: 100m Damp, open, sandy roadside edge. A BOTANIC GARDEN Common erect herb up to 30cm tall, single stem with 1-3 muni Stee Sa | Goodwin, Zoé Africa 245 with S. George, N. Mora & I. Chan 02 Nov 2006

HERB. HORT. EDINB. Oo) © wn g 2g g = Flora of Belize copyright reserved Melastomataceae Acisanthera quadrata Pers. Det: Purvis, D 2012 Orange Walk: Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area. 600 m north of Hill Bank Field Station on the path to Irish Creek. 19 m 17°36'29" N, 88°42'01" W Herb 20-30 cm; flowers with five petals, dark pink at the base. Low woodland with savanna species. Associated species Acoelorraphe wrightii, Quercus oleoides and Ilex guianensis. Herb growing at edge of clearing, in sandy soils waterlogged at the time of collection. Collector: Purvis, David 2 With: Appleby, Michelle 17 January 2012 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH UVM E01465264 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)

HERB. HORT. EDINB. MQ00327 ao] co ra o 7?) = tt = Da = > Qa ° oO MSC Trip to Belize 2002 Melastomataceae Acisanthera quadrata Pers. BELIZE: Orange Walk: 3 km south of Hillbank research station on a ridge Savanna, in very sparse, exposed grassland. Silty soil. 17°34'N seo. Herb, uncommon. Stem square, quite succulent, hairy. Leaves and stem red-purple (leaves green on upper surface, purple on lower). Flowers pink purple, with 5 petals. 10 stamens with pink hooks and yellow anthers _ ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN A Irving, H. No. 164 EDINBURGH | 18 Apr 2004 E00683991

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH E00544074 HERB. HORT. EDINB. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh The Flora of Belize Melastomataceae Acisanthera quadrata Pers. Belize: Stann Creek, Off the Southern Highway, north of the Independence junction. Site 3 16° 30’ 31.37319" N 88° 28° 27.92554" W (WGS84) Medium dense pine savanna, trees ~5% canopy cover, up to 30 cm DBH & 10-12 m. 50 N/S slope from open savanna to woodland, standing water from recent heavy rains. Occasional Quercus oleiodes to 8 m, abundant Byrsonima crassifolia up to 2 m forms shrub layer, 20% shrub cover. 80% ground cover by grass tussocks, 15-50cm in height with abundant Cassytha filiformis. Strong evidence of burning. Alt.: 30m Fls. lilac, darker towards their base; lower stem. Bridgewater, Samuel G.M. with Goodwin, Zoé A. 4078 oo Darwin Initiative Project No.17022 Conservation of the lowland savanna ecosystem in Belize xo] ci ra ) n 2 a ao Da = Pm) Qa fe) iS) MQ00327

HERB. HORT. EDINB. MQ00327 no] ) 2] — ® n ® = eoed c= D aS > 2. ° oO Ex Herbario Musei Britannici Acisanthera quadrata Pers. Belize: Toledo District. Lowland broadleaved forest. BFREE Reserve, Access road 45 - 75 malt. Succulent herb with magenta flowers. Whitefoord, C. & Quiroz, V., 106244 ISS/NB Cru 24.10.2005 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN thank you. EDINBURGH . VMN oe ne ae E£00981141