Herbarium catalogue

| ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH E00387512 HERB. HORT. EDINB. (03 Flora of Belize Darwin Initiative Project - Developing Integrated Assessment of Biodiversity in Secondary Forest in Belize Costaceae Costus pulverulentus C.Presl. Det by P.G.Maas on Aug 07 Belize: Stann Creek District, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, 1km SE from visitors centre, 300m along & 30m off the Tiger Fern Trail, plot 1 16° 46° 55.1" N 88° 27’ 7.7" W (WGS84) Tropical evergreen, lowland, seasonal, broadleaf forest: Yucatan variant, canopy height 17+m, 80% Canopy cover. Understory is dense layer of Polybotrys caudata, young Attalea cohune, Costus pulverulentus, Calathea micans, and numerous Psychotna and Miconia sp. Altitude: 100m Red clay-based soil in floodplain of tributary to South Stann Creek, granite bedrock with occasional limestone pockets. Up to 2m tall, frequent in understory. Goodwin, Zoé Africa 216 with S. George, N. Mora, |. Chan & P. Walker 01 Nov 2006 copyright reserved