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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
EDINBURGH
AMAA
E01465785
Flora of Belize
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea densiflora Hemsl.
Det: Stott, GL 28 July 2017
Belize: 500 m south of the Western Highway at mile 31 from
Belize City, Monkey Bay. 37 m
17°19'14" N, 88°33'54" W
Vine to 2 m growing through shrubs, twining anticlockwise;
young fruits green. Dense broadleaved shrubland, open
canopy to 5-10 m; associated species include Metopium
brownei and Acoelorraphe wrightii.
Collector: Tesh, Jonathan 1
With: Stoddart, Lorna; Li, Qian; Rosique, Christina &
Barrientos, Eduardo
11 January 2012
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
_ HERB. HORT. EDINB.
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