Herbarium catalogue
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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
EDINBURGH
E00544204
HERB. HORT. EDINB.
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
The Flora of Belize
lridaceae
Alophia silvestris (Loes.) Goldblatt
Belize: Toledo, Swasey Bladen Forest Reserve; 50 m west of
Southern highway ~1 mile north of fire tower. Site 4
16° 29° 47.2472" N 88° 34’ 48.40784" W (WGS84)
Very open pine savanna, with scattered low shrubs and
dominated by grasses and sedges. Recently burnt.
Alt.: 20m
Occasional herb to 40 cm; 6 pale blue-mauve tepals with green
at base and dark purple spots; 3 deep blue anthers; 6 lobed
bright blue furry stigma; unripe fruit to 2 cm long.
Goodwin, Zoé A. with Barrientos, 29 SEP 2009
Eduardo 1057
Darwin Initiative Project No.17022
Conservation of the lowland savanna ecosystem in Belize
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