Herbarium catalogue

HERB. HORT. EDINB. oO cH Pa Ls fo) o oO = ~ = (©) = > a fe} i) MSC Trip to Belize 2002 Begoniaceae Begonia fischeri Schrank Belize District: Cayo District Monkey Tail River bank, Chiquibul Forest Reserve Rainforest. 16°44'25"N, 88°56'09"W Herb. Stem circular, green and soft inside, woody appearance, of a dark green or golden colour, with abundant adventitious roots, showing scars of old leaves. Petioles of old leaves softer than the ones of younger leaves. Young leaves very thin, soft and waxy, darker green on the upper side in the areas close to veins, with abundant red hairs on the under side and some hairs on the upper side of leaves. Old leaves shiny and glabrous. ROYAL BOTANIC \ Pedicels of the inflorescences pinkish and hairy; flowers with white petals EDINEURG | TT stamens bright yellow. Fruit 3-winged, one of the wings larger that the other 0 E0067936 Silvia Perez Espona No. 16 23 Apr 2002