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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
EDINBURGH
E00396096
HERB. HORT. EDINB.
Flora of Belize
Darwin Initiative Project - Developing Integrated Assessment of
Biodiversity in Secondary Forest in Belize
Malvaceae
Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.
Det by Z.A.Goodwin on Jul 07
Belize: Corozal District, Fireburn Reserve, ~2 km E of Fireburn
village, ~30 m north of main trail.
18° 12’ 28" N 88° 10° 56.8" W (WGS84)
Tropical, evergreen broadleaf forest: Yucatan variant. Cohune
ridge dominated by young Attalea cohune, Cupania belizensis &
Sabal maunttiiformis.
Altitude: <10m
Area farmed <16 yrs previously. Thick leaf litter on limestone
bedrock.
Very common tree, 19.75m tall with 8 trunks between 5 & 15cm
dbh. Dark soft bark with deep longitudinal grooves.
Goodwin, Zoé Africa 409 07 Feb 2007
with N. Mora, I. Chan & D.
Weimer
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