Herbarium catalogue

HERB. HORT. EDINB. MQ00589 Flora of Belize Clusiaceae Clusia massoniana Lundell Cayo: Mountain Pine Ridge; Privassion Creek, Rosado's Cabin. 30 metres North West along main track leading from the main lodge house. Specimen found on the north edge of the track. 448 m 17°02'01" N, 88°57'43" W Short tree 2-3 m. Greyish bark with fine vertical lines. Sticky white latex present. Plant has no distinctive smell. Pistillate flowers, species dioecious but sometimes pistillate and staminate flowers on the same tree. In the area there was a trend for a larger number of pistillate trees than staminate trees. The flower buds are different compared with staminate flower buds. Petals and sepals indistinct and caducous with a light green/yellow colour. 5 staminodes were often seen present on individual flowers but some had no staminodes. The number of carpels in each flower varied from 4-5 even on the same inflorescence. The fruit has a dark green colour when young and is septicidally dehiscent. NB> see collection S.P. Sylvester 2 for the staminate flowers. Submontane pine savannah. Track verge open to sunlight and surrounded by low scrubby vegetation with exposed soil. Soil is sandy and acidic from a granite bedrock. Collector: Sylvester, Steven P. 1 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN 12J 2009 | EDINBURGH oe 0 ee ore enna . 01464991