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* ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH E00544071 HERB. HORT. EDINB. Croton repens Schltdl. Det. Goodwin, Zoé A. 13" Sep 2011 The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh The Flora of Belize Malvaceae 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 2 m 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 Woody herb to 40cm; flowers white. Bridgewater, Samuel G.M. with Goodwin, Zoé A. 4081 Darwin Initiative Project No.17022 Conservation of the lowland savanna €cosystem in Belize 22 SEP 2009 xo] ® Pd i ) n ® a = £ cy = > Qa ° [S) Meee564
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