Herbarium catalogue

HERB. HORI. CDINB. oO 0 Ww S g g = ROYAL ion y tte Flora of Belize Clusiaceae Clusia massoniana Lundell copyright reserved Cayo: Mountain Pine Ridge; Privassion Creek; Rosado's Cabin. 100 metres North West along main track leading from the main lodge house. Specimen found on the North edge of the track opposite the generator hut. 460 m 17°02'02" N, 88°57'45" W Short tree 2 metres tall. Greyish bark with fine vertical lines. Sticky white latex present. Plant has no distinctive smell. Staminate 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 pistillate flower buds. Petals and sepals indistinct and caducous with a light green/yellow colour. Stamen filaments white turning brown with age. NB> see collection S.P. Sylvester] 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. Se Collector: Sylvester, Steven P. 2 NT 12 Janay 200 , £01464986 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)