Herbarium catalogue

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH E00554204 HERB. HORT. EDINB. Flora of Belize Burmanniaceae Burmannia flava Mart. 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 Rare (locally frequent) tiny herb in damp ground between tall sedge tussocks; flowers with white, winged sepals & yellow petals. Dense pine woodland, at western end of savanna patch. Abundant Pinus caribaea 15-18 m, Quercus oleoides | m (-5 m) & frequent Quercus cf purulhana 1 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. With: Lopez, German N. 5 December 2010 1799 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E) Darwin Initiative Project - Conservation of the lowland Savanna ecosystem in Belize xo) oO Pa See o n 4 ~ £ o)) ‘= a) a. fe) oO Me0e564