Family: Apocynaceae
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Aspidosperma cruentum Woodson
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Aspidosperma cruentum WoodsonDet.E00544254Goodwin, Z.A. 21st August 2018Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Collector/Expedition: Goodwin, Zoe Africa & Akers, Ruth Margaret
Collection number: 720
Collection date: 11th May 2007
Country/Territory: Belize
Collecting locality: Belize:Stann Creek District:Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary; 400 m S of Victoria Peak trail at 14 km marker, plot 51.
Latitude: 16°47'36''N, Longitude: 88°33'23''W
Habitat: Valley floor near river (within 100 m); thick leaf litter & dark soil; granite bedrock.; Vegetation: Tropical evergreen, broadleaf, moist, lowland forest, canopy ~20 m dominated by Zanthoxylum sp, Spondias radlkoferi & Virola koschnyi, understory of numerous ferns & Araceae epiphytes.
Description: 4 m sapling, copious pink sap from leaves & stem, distinctive myristicaceous branching.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00544254
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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