Family: Malvaceae
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Luehea speciosa Willd.
Collector/Expedition: Goodwin, Zoe Africa & Lopez, German Nadir
Collection number: 1699
Collection date: 6th November 2010
Country/Territory: Belize:Toledo
Collecting locality: Belize:Toledo:Deep River Forest Reserve North; 100 m north of Southern Highway.
Latitude: 16°27'32''N, Longitude: 88°43'55''W
Habitat: Dense pine woodland savanna turning into broken ridge. Frequent pine 17 m, 5%; dense shrub layer, 100%, abundant Calliandra houstoniana, frequent Pinus caribaea saplings, Tripsacum latifolium, Davilla kunthii, Byrsonima crassifolia, occasional Vochysia hondurensis, Cochlospermum vitiifolium & Dalechampia schippii. Not burnt for many years.
Description: Occasional shrub 5 m (normally tree to 15 m) at edge of broken ridge; large white flowers with 5 white petals, numerous yellow anthers; fruit dehisces into 5 sections.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00554549
Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00554549
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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