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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
EDINBURGH
E00554389
HERB. HORT. EDINB.
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Flora of Belize
Boraginaceae
Heliotropium filiforme Lehm.
Stann Creek: All Pines road, Sittee River Wildlife Reserve:
ca. 5.5 miles along road, 50 m north of road.
16°47'37" N, 88°20'37" W
Occasional semi-erect herb on stony track; flowers with 5
white petals, yellow at centre.
Open pine savanna woodland. Frequent Pinus caribaea 15-18
m; shrub layer with abundant Byrsonima crassifolia 2-3 m,
Calliandra houstoniana 1-2 m, frequent Acoelorraphe wrightii
5 m & Pinus caribaea saplings to 1 m; herb layer of dense
sedge & grass tussocks to 80 cm with frequent Cassytha
filiformis. Not burnt for at least 2-3 years.
Collector: Goodwin, Zoé A. 1718
With: Lopez, German N.
8 November 2010
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Darwin Initiative Project - Conservation of the lowland
savanna ecosystem in Belize
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