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HERB. HORT. EDINB.
MQ00589
Flora of Belize
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Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.
Det: Goodwin, Z.A. 10 February 2011
Cayo: Spanish Lookout; 2 miles west of Spanish Lookout.
17°14'26" N, 88°58'04" W
Frequent (locally abundant) vine through herb layer; delicate
blue flowers.
Semi-open oak woodland. Abundant Quercus oleoides to 3 m,
occasionally to 10 m, Acoelorraphe wrightii 5 m, occasional
Byrsonima crassifolia 2-5 m & rare Pinus caribaea 5-10 m.
Herb layer dominated by mix of sedges & grass with
abundant Cassytha filiformis. Heavily disturbed: evidence of
gravel extraction, piles of gravel, artificial drains, tracks &
invasive weed species. Allegedly burnt every year, although
site appears not to have been burnt for at least one year.
Collector: Goodwin, Zoé A.
With: Lopez, German N. 1725
17 November 2010
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
EDINBURGH ; Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
| | | Darwin Initiative Project - Conservation of the lowland
£00554180 LK
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