Family: Hypoxidaceae
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Curculigo scorzonerifolia (Lam.) Baker
Collector/Expedition: Goodwin, Zoe Africa & Barrientos, Eduardo
Collection number: 1104
Collection date: 6th October 2009
Country/Territory: Belize:Orange Walk
Collecting locality: Belize:Orange Walk:Road from Northern Highway (at Carmelita) to Maskall/Bomba, 3 miles; 50 m north of road. Site 7
Latitude: 18°1'10''N, Longitude: 88°31'36''W
Habitat: Open woody savanna with scattered pine; with abundant Crescentia cujete (5 m), frequent Byrsonima crassifolia (3 m), frequent Myrtaceae (2 m), occasional Pinus caribbea (17 m) providing <5% canopy cover with islands of denser shrubs such as Metopium brownei, Acoelorraphe wrightii & Hampea trilobata around Quecus oleioides (16 m). Herb layer 60% sedges and 40% grasses together providing 80% ground cover.
Description: Frequent herb to 10 (-20) cm; 1 flower; 6 yellow-orange tepals, yellow on abaxial surface; 6 yellow anthers.
Kind of specimen: SILICA-DRIED
Barcode: EGEN0006086
Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/EGEN0006086
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Associated material:
Herbarium sheetE00544166
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