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HERB. HORT. EDINB.
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Clidemia aff cap rtellata (Bonpl.] DDon
8 WA Goodwin OS HL 2012
Flora of Belize
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Clidemia capitellata (Bonpl.) D. Don
Det: Goodwin, ZA 2017
Belize: 500 m south of the Western Highway at mile 31 from
Belize City, Monkey Bay. 44 m
17°19'04" N, 88°33'51" W
Occasional shrubs 1.5 m, yellow glandular hairs on the soft
leaves (sticky secretion), irregular zig zag branches; green
persistent calyx, white pink corolla and large pink stamens.
Plant in flower and fruit. Open canopy grassland with clumps
of Acoelorraphe wrightii (Palm, 3 m), frequent Myrica
cerifera (5 m) and frequent scattered Byrsonima crassifolia,
abundance of herbs and grasses. Poor soil.
Collector: Cano, Mauricio 1
With: Donald, Flora; McNaughton, Jill & Stride, Gail
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN 11 January 2012
EDINBURGH
AN Royal Botanic Garden Eainburgh()
E01465265
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