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HERB. HORT. EDINB.
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Flora of Belize
Sapotaceae
Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen
Belize: Cayo: Las Cuevas Research Station. Growing in dry
dense forest. ca 600 m 16°43'00", 88°59'00".
Description: Bark in thick square persistent lumps, bright red
underslash that fades to pink then to white deeper into the
wood, latex white and sticky, tree 15m tall with a DBH 22cm,
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN cylindrical CS with buttressed base.
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Det. Sam G. Bridgewater 22 Jan 2003
Andrew Youngson No. 9
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