Herbarium catalogue

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH E00554586 HERB. HORT. EDINB. Eriocaulon fuliginosum C. Wright ex Griseb. Det. Goodwin, Zoé A. 5" June 2011 Flora of Belize Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon L. Stann Creek: Hughes Estate; c. 1 Km east of Southern Highway along Kanantik access road. 16°44'00" N, 88°23'26" W Rare tiny herb in open spaces between sedge tussocks: fenestrated leaves; shiney silver-grey bracts on grey inflorescence, flowers black. Open pine woodland savanna. Abundant Pinus caribaea 12-15 m, occasional Acoelorraphe wrightii 1 (-2.5) m, Quercus oleoides <1 m, Byrsonima crassifolia 1 m & Curatella americana 3 m. Dense sedge & grass dominated herb layer, >90%. Site burnt regularly, most recently during the previous dry season; reduced shrub layer & no pine regeneration. Collector: Goodwin, Zoé A. With: Lopez, German N. 30 November 2010 1755 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E) Darwin Initiative Project - Conservation of the lowland Savanna ecosystem in Belize copyright reserved om N nm 2 2 2 =