Herbarium catalogue

Ls ltl copyright reserved The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh The Flora of Belize Fabaceae - mimosoideae Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Stand. Belize: Orange Walk, Road from Northern Highway (at Carmelita) to Maskall/Bomba, 3 miles; 50 m north of road. Site 7A 18° 01° 09.84" N 88° 31° 35.82" W (WGS84) Oak thicket, Quercus oleioides (D) 16 m, with few other trees such as Ficus sp (R) 15 m & Metopium brownei (O) 5 m. Dense understory of shrubs incl. many “savanna” species such as Calliandra houstoniana (A) 2 m, Curatella americana (A) 3 m, Davilla kunthii (F) 2 m, Acacia sp (O) 3 m, & Parathesis cubana (F) 3 m, as well as “forest” species; Croton sp (F) 2m, Hampea trilobata (A) 2 m, Coccoloba sp (F) 3 m & Guettarda combsii (O) 4 m. Herb layer consisting of grasses sparse due to dominance of shrub layer and thick leaf litter layer. Alt.: 20m Abundant shrub in oak thickets to 1.5 m; showy red stamens. Goodwin, Zoé A. with Barrientos, 06 OCT 2009 Eduardo 1108 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH | Ml E00544674 Darwin Initiative Project No.17022 Conservation of the lowland savanna ecosystem in Belize