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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH E00544077 HERB. HORT. EDINB, The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh The Flora of Belize Orobanchaceae Buchnera pusilla Kunth Belize: Stann Creek, Off the Southern Highway, north of the Independence junction. Site 3 16° 30° 31.37319" N 88° 28’ 27.92554" W (WGS84) Medium dense pine savanna, trees ~5% canopy cover, up to 30 cm DBH & 10-12 m. 50 N/S slope from open savanna to woodland, standing water from recent heavy rains. Occasional Quercus oleiodes to 8 m, abundant Byrsonima crassifolia up to 2m forms shrub layer, 20% shrub cover. 80% ground cover by grass tussocks, 15-50cm in height with abundant Cassytha filiformis. Strong evidence of burning. Alt.: 30m Rare herb to 40 cm; white flowers. Goodwin, Zoé A. with 22 SEP 2009 Bridgewater, Samuel G.M. 1046 Darwin Initiative Project No.17022 Conservation of the lowland savanna ecosystem in Belize 5°) ro > — ® r pe = D - Pa) 2 re) Le M0Ge589
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