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Flora of Belize
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Bravaisia berlandieriana (Nees) T.F. Daniel
Corozal: Sarteneja; 4 Km Southwest of Sarteneja; transition
between lowland forest on limestone and mangrove lagoon.
18°18'59" N, 88°09'40" W
Frequent shrub 50 cm (to 2 m on forest islands); green fruit.
Open saline coastal savanna. Open grassland dominated by
Distichlis spicata & sedge (50%) with occasional dwarfed
Cameraria latifolia, Jacquinia macrocarpa, Avicennia
germinans, Conocarpus erectus var. sericeus & rare Manilkara
zapota. Frequent lowland deciduous forest islands with
Bravaisia berlandieriana, Thrinax radiata, frequent Metopium
brownei, Acacia sp & Gymnopodium floribundum. Some
areas with exposed mud & limestone outcrops, 20%; area
frequented & burnt by local deer hunters however not burnt
for at least 4 years.
Collector: Goodwin, Zoé A. 1615
With: Lopez, German N.; Lloyd, Adam J.J. & Lloyd, Kate A.
28 May 2010
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN TT) i a eae.
EDINBURGH Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
| | Darwin Initiative Project - Conservation of the lowland
savanna ecosystem in Belize
E00544796
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