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Flora of Belize
Commelinaceae
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
Orange Walk: Savanna West between Crooked Tree Wildlife
Sanctuary & New River Lagoon; ~2 Km South of access road
from Crooked Tree Village.
17°44'14" N, 88°35'51" W
Occasional scandent herb: flowers with 3 clawed, bright
cobalt blue petals (2 large, 1 small) & 3 yellow anthers.
Open woody savanna with large white, sandy patches,
palmetto clumps & small oak thickets. Occasional Quercus
oleoides (locally abundant) 5 m, frequent Pinus caribaea 5-8
m, Curatella americana 3 m, Acoelorraphe wrightii 3m &
Chrysobalanus icaco 1 m. Grass dominated herb layer in oak
thicket.
Collector: Goodwin, Zoé A.
With: Lopez, German N.
16 May 2010
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Darwin Initiative Project - Conservation of the lowland
Savanna ecosystem in Belize
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