Family: Melastomataceae
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Acisanthera crassipes (Naudin) Wurdack
Collector/Expedition: Goodwin, Zoe Africa & Lopez, German Nadir
Collection number: 1662
Collection date: 9th October 2010
Country/Territory: Belize:Belize
Collecting locality: Belize:Belize:Burrell Boom; 1.5 Km north of Burrell Boom-Hattieville road, 2 Km north of prison.
Latitude: 17°30'59''N, Longitude: 88°25'54''W
Habitat: 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.
Description: 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.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00554189
Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00554189
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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