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HERB, HORT, EDINB:
3d
Flora of Belize
Darwin Initiative Project - Developing Integrated Assessment of
Biodiversity in Secondary Forest in Belize
Lauraceae
Beilschmiedia hondurensis Kosterm.
Belize: Corozal District, Fireburn Reserve, 30m north of Main
trail, plot 8.
Wg 18° 12° 30.5" N 88° 10° 58.4" W (WGS84)
Tropical evergreen, lowland, seasonal, broadleaf forest:
Yucatan variant (Cohune ridge). Canopy 13-15m, few mature
trees in immediate vicinity, dense understory dominated by
young Attalea cohune & Piper sp.
Altitude: 10m
5cm deep leaf litter, limestone bedrock, <16 yrs since farming.
Tree 16.25m tall, 15.2cm dbh, smooth grey/reddish bark.
Orange slash with distinct liquorice scent, leaves with mown
ROYA Meee RDEN grass scent.
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