Family: Euphorbiaceae
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Alchornea latifolia Sw.
Collector/Expedition: Goodwin, Zoe Africa, Bridgewater, Sam G.M., George, Simone, Mora, Normando Jesus, Chan, Ivis Julieta & Walker, Paul
Collection number: 258
Collection date: 4th November 2006
Country/Territory: Belize
Collecting locality: Belize:Stann Creek District:Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, 1km SE from visitors centre, 300m along & 60m off the Tiger Fern Trail, plot 2.
Latitude: 16°46'54''N, Longitude: 88°27'8''W
Habitat: Red clay-based soil in floodplain of tributary to South Stann Creek, granite bedrock with occasional limestone pockets.; Vegetation: Tropical evergreen, lowland, seasonal forest: Yucatan variant, canopy height 17+m, 80% canopy cover. Understory is dense layer of Polybotrys caudata, young Attalea cohune, Costus pulverulentus, Calathea micans, and numerous Psychotria and Miconia sp.
Description: Tree with 2 trunks, 18m tall (canopy height), 15.1 & 6.4cm dbh. Bryophyte- covered, soft, crumbly bark, white underneath.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00396216
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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