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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
EDINBURGH
E00396218
HERB. HORT. EDINB.
Flora of Belize
Darwin Initiative Project - Developing Integrated Assessment of
Biodiversity in Secondary Forest in Belize
Melastomataceae
Aciotis indecora (Bonpl.) Triana
Det by Z.A.Goodwin on Aug 07
Belize: Stann Creek District, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife
Sanctuary, 2km E of visitors centre, along access road just
inside reserve.
16° 47’ 24" N 88° 26° 32" W (WGS84)
South-facing roadside, in tropical evergreen, lowland, seasonal
broadleaf forest: Yucatan variant, frequently cut back and
disturbed. Growing in association with Leandra mexicana,
Clidemia capitellata, Clidemia hirta, Arthrostemma ciliatum &
Clidemia dentata.
Altitude: 100m
Red clay-based soil in floodplain of tributary to South Stann
Creek, granite bedrock with occasional limestone pockets.
Frequent herb up to 50cm, white flowers with deep pink anthers
Goodwin, Zoé Africa 239
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with S. George, N. Mora & I. Chan Nov 2006
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