OCR text
GARDEN
PTO
ROYAL
BOTANIC
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Flora of Belize
Darwin Initiative Project - Developing Integrated Assessment of
~ Biodiversity in Secondary Forest in Belize
Melastomataceae
Clidemia sp
Belize: Cayo District, Mount Margaret, summit.
17° 2’ 33.7" N 88° 35’ 43.8" W (WGS84)
Exposed shrubland; up to 4 m dominated by Temstroemia
tepezapote, Cyrilla racemiflora, Purdiaea belizensis, Miconia
holosericea, Miconia chamissois, Miconia albicans & sedge
Z.A.Goodwin 782.
Altitude: ~850m
Open exposed area at former helicopter landing site on summit; |
thin clay soil; granite bedrock.
Small shrub 1 m, sticky leaves with striking red glandular hairs;
5 calyx lobes, 5 white petals, pale blue glaucus berries.
EDINBURGH
A AON |
Goodwin, Zoé Africa 775 29 Sep 2007 |
—£01012025
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
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