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\ ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH E00554383 HERB. HORT. EDINB. Flora of Belize Vitaceae Cissus L. Cayo: Savannah Bank; 7 Km southwest from Belmopan, 3 Km from Tapir Mountain on the bank of Roaring Creek downstream from Mountain Pine Ridge. 17°10'09" N, 88°49'56" W Occasional vine in oak saplings; green fruit on pink inflorescence. Dense pine woodland, at western end of savanna patch. Abundant Pinus caribaea 15-18 m, Quercus oleoides 1 m (-5 m) & frequent Quercus cf purulhana | m (-5 m), Calliandra houstoniana | m, occasional Byrsonima crassifolia 1 (-4) m, Curatella americana 1-4 m & rare Acoelorraphe wrightii 1 m. Rich grass-dominated herb layer with many species of Fabaceae. Plenty of past human disturbance with evidence of logging & horses, undergrowth appears cleared however not burnt for several years. Damage to pine trees by recent hurricane (Richard, 6 weeks previously) with wind blown branches and a few fallen trees. Collector: Goodwin, Zoé A. 1782 With: Lopez, German N. 5 December 2010 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E) Darwin Initiative Project - Conservation of the lowland savanna ecosystem in Belize xo} co) Pad i o n co) he ad = Do ‘= Py Qa fe) (>)
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