Family: Melastomataceae
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Acisanthera bivalvis (Aubl.) Cogn.
Collector/Expedition: Goodwin, Zoe Africa
Collection number: 475
Collection date: 21st February 2007
Country/Territory: Belize
Collecting locality: Belize:Belize District:Peccary Hills Conservation Area, ~30 km southwest of Belize City.
Latitude: 17°18'43''N, Longitude: 88°24'21''W
Habitat: Open palmetto-calabash savannah, recently flooded.
Description: Locally common herb to 40 cm, green to red/purple stem and leaves; 5 (rarely 4) pale pink petals, yellow anthers with pink-purple appendages.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00375898
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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