Herbarium catalogue

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH E00544074 HERB. HORT. EDINB. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh The Flora of Belize Melastomataceae Acisanthera quadrata Pers. 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 Fls. lilac, darker towards their base; lower stem. Bridgewater, Samuel G.M. with Goodwin, Zoé A. 4078 oo Darwin Initiative Project No.17022 Conservation of the lowland savanna ecosystem in Belize xo] ci ra ) n 2 a ao Da = Pm) Qa fe) iS) MQ00327