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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
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