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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
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