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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
EDINBURGH
E00533911
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HERB. HORT. EDINB.
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, ~2 km NE of Fireburn
village, ~30 m north of NE trail, plot 27.
18° 12’ 43.4"N 88° 10° 55.6" W (WGS84)
Tropical, evergreen broadleaf forest: Yucatan variant. Growing
in association with Vitex gaumeri, Metopium brownei & Bursera
simaruba. Canopy of ~15 m.
Altitude: <10m
Area farmed 16-36 yrs previously. Thick leaf litter on limestone
bedrock.
Common 1m understory shrub, strong odour to crushed leaves.
Goodwin, Zoé Africa 423 08 Feb 2007
with N. Mora, I. Chan & D.
Weimer
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