Herbarium catalogue

HERB. HORT. EDINB,| Me00323 The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh The Flora of Belize Iridaceae xo} ® > c o n o — com Da i. I a fe) oO Alophia silvestris (Loes.) Goldblatt Belize: Orange Walk, Road from Northern Highway (at Carmelita) to Maskall/Bomba, 3 miles; 50 m north of road. Site 7 18° 01’ 09.84" N 88° 31° 35.82" W (WGS84) Open woody savanna with scattered pine; with abundant Crescentia cujete (5 m), frequent Byrsonima crassifolia (3 m), frequent Myrtaceae (2 m), occasional Pinus caribaea (17 m) providing <5% canopy cover with islands of denser shrubs such as Metopium brownei, Acoelorraphe wrightii & Hampea trilobata around Quecus oleioides (16 m). Herb layer 60% sedges and 40% grasses together providing 80% ground cover. Alt.: 20m Occasional herb to 40 cm; flower w/ 6 shimmery pale blue/mauve tepals, paler towards base with dark purple markings; 3 dark purple anthers; 6-lobed feathery, blue stigma. Goodwin, Zoé A. with Barrientos, 06 OCT 2009 Eduardo 1106 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH E00544164 Darwin Initiative Project No.17022 Conservation of the lowland savanna ecosystem in Belize