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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
EDINBURGH
E00544584
HERB. HORT. EDINB, »
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
The Flora of Belize
Chrysobalanaceae
Chrysobalanus icaco L.
Belize: Belize, Northern Highway, ca mile 40; 50 m east of road.
Site 8
17° 46° 02.94" N 88° 28° 21.18" W (WGS84)
Open woody savanna with scattered pine; with abundant
Logwood (2-5 m), frequent Eugenia sp (2.5 m) & Jacquinia sp
(1.5 m), occasional Myrica cerifera (1.5 m), Camareria latifolia
(3-5 m) providing 5%. Herb layer 70% sedges and 30% grasses
together providing 40% ground cover with large patches of bare
sandy soil and algal mats. Evidence of recent inundation and
some past burning. ‘
Alt.: 40m
Occasional shrub to 1-2 m; non-descript white flowers
Goodwin, Zoé A. with Barrientos,
Eduardo 1133 BE ORT 208
Darwin Initiative Project No.17022
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