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HERB. HORT. EDINB.
ROYAL
BOTANIC
Flora of Belize
Violaceae
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Hybanthus calceolaria (L.) Oken
Det: Goodwin, Z.A. 12 February 2011
Toledo: Paynes Creek National Park; ~2 Km East of Punta
Ycacos (Cocoa plum) Lagoon & Rangers Station.
16°23'55" N, 88°34'07" W
Rare herb to 10 cm; white zygomorphic flower with yellow
honeyguides.
Dense pine savanna woodland. Frequent Pinus caribaea 24 m
(5%); shrub layer (50%) of abundant Byrsonima crassifolia 30
cm (1.5m), Erythroxylum guatamalense 50 cm (1-1.5m) &
frequent Acoelorraphe wrightii 2-6 m (40%). Herb layer 10-
30 cm dominated by grasses with few sedges, abundant
Curculigo scorzonerifolia, 20%. 2 months since prescriptive
burn, previously not burnt for 4 years.
Collector: Goodwin, Zoé A. 1293
With: Lopez, German N. & Muschamp, Mario
4 May 2010
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min Saves ennnest Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Darwin Initiative Project - Conservation of the lowland
savanna ecosystem in Belize
E00554048
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