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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
EDINBURGH
E00544789
HERB. HORT. EDINB.
Flora of Belize
Sapotaceae
Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen
Corozal: C. 2 Km South of Sarteneja; 500 m North East of La
Isla.
18°20'19" N, 88°07'25" W
Rare small tree 5 m in forest island.
Open saline coastal savanna. Open grassland dominated by
Distichlis spicata (Goodwin 1580) with islands of frequent
Rhizophora mangle, Conocarpus erectus, Laguncularia
racemosa, Bravaisia berlandieriana & Thrinax radiata.
Inundated to 5-10 cm with brackish water.
Collector: Goodwin, Zoé A. 1619
With: Lopez, German N.
28 May 2010
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Darwin Initiative Project - Conservation of the lowland
savanna ecosystem in Belize
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