Herbarium catalogue

HERB. HORT. EDINB. MQ00327 Flora of Belize Melastomataceae Acisanthera crassipes (Naudin) Wurdack xo} i Pad he ® n 4 ehed ao Sy = > fo} ° oO Belize: Burrell Boom; 1.5 Km north of Burrell Boom- Hattieville road, 2 Km north of prison. 17°30'59" N, 88°25'54" W Locally frequent single-stemmed herb to 8 cm growing in open grassland with Utricularia spp. and Schultesia guianensis; single, dark purple stem with basal rosette of dark purple leaves; flowers with 5 white petals and 5 yellow and purple anthers. Open savanna grassland with abundant Acoelorraphe wrightii, frequent Byrsonima crassifolia, Curatella americana and rare Crescentia cujete, punctuated by Eleocharis marshes and forest thickets. Partially burnt previous dry season, evidence of human disturbance including numerous tracks (some old others well used) and some rubbish dumping. , Collector: Goodwin, Zoé A. 1662 With: Lopez, German N. : 9 October 2010 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN sv EDINBURGH Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E) | | | | | | | Darwin Initiative Project - Conservation of the lowland £00554189 Savanna ecosystem in Belize