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HERB. HORT. EDINB. MQ00327 5) 6 copyright reserved MSC Trip to Belize 2002 Melastomataceae Acisanthera bivalvis (Aubl.) Cogn. BELIZE: Orange Walk: 3 km south of Hillbank research station . Low- juncus savanna with very occasional trees and thick juncus obliterating most other herbs. Soil loamy. 17°34'N, 88°42'W. Herb, quite common throughout the savanna. Stem square, red. Lower 2 7 leaves brittle and dry to 0.75 up the stem. Leaves with parallel veins. Calyx ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN -lobed, star-like from below. Corolla fragile, pink, 5 petals. 10 stamens i EDINBURGH with yellow anthers and purple hooks. Style curved downwards. | | | | Irving, H. No. 161 \ E00683988 18 Apr 2002
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