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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
EDINBURGH
E00554346
HERB. HORT. EDINB.
Flora of Belize
Euphorbiaceae
Croton repens Schltdl.
Toledo: Swasey Bladen Forest Reserve; 500 m West of fire
tower and Southern Highway.
16°29'20" N, 88°35'39" W
Rare shrub; lots of black ants.
Open pine savanna. Frequent Pinus caribaea 8-15 m (<5%).
Frequent Byrsonima crassifolia 1 m, occasional Acoelorraphe
wrightii 3-5 m, Curatella americana 1.5 m, rare Quercus
oleoides (1 m) & Gliricidia sepium 2.5 m (<5%). Grass
dominated herb layer to 50 cm (40%). All shrubs have
regrowth to ~30 cm after burn approximately 1 - 1.5 months
previously.
Collector: Goodwin, Zoé A.
With: Lopez, German N.
6 May 2010
1402
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Darwin Initiative Project - Conservation of the lowland
Savanna ecosystem in Belize
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