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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
EDINBURGH
E00387439
HERB. HORT. EDINB.
Flora of Belize
Darwin Initiative Project - Developing Integrated Assessment of
Biodiversity in Secondary Forest in Belize
Euphorbiaceae
Croton schiedeanus Schltdl.
Det by Z.A.Goodwin on Aug 07
Belize: Corozal District, Fireburn Reserve, ~2 km SE of Fireburn
village, ~150 m SW of fieldbase.
18° 12° 20.9" N 88° 11° 27.9" W (WGS84)
Tropical, evergreen broadleaf forest: Yucatan variant.
Dominated by Metopium brownei, Vitex gaumeri, Protium copal
& Croton schiedeanus. Canopy of ~16 m.
Altitude: <10m
Area farmed >36 yrs previously. Thick leaf litter layer. |j
bedrock. yer, limestone
Common tree in swampy area of forest, 13m, 12.
7cm
bark, pale slash and slight sweet scent to leaves. dbh. Pale
Goodwin, Zoé Africa 441
with N. Mora, |. Chan & D. 11 Feb 2007
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