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ROYAL BEN GARDEN
HERB. HORT. EDINB.
Flora of Belize
Euphorbiaceae
Croton repens Schltdl.
Det: Goodwin, Z.A. 16 February 2011
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
Rare herb under oaks; small white flowers.
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 3 m &
Chrysobalanus icaco | m. Grass dominated herb layer in oak
thicket.
Collector: Goodwin, Zoé A. 1496
With: Lopez, German N.
16 May 2010
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Darwin Initiative merits Conservation of the lowland
Savanna ecosystem in Belize
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