Herbarium catalogue

HERB. HORT. EDINB. Me@Q0564 Flora of Belize Apocynaceae 3 ® > — ® 7) Ci I a = 2 I > roy ° re) Asclepias curassavica L. Belize: Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary; between Crooked Tree Village & Western lagoon, c. 1.5 Km from village & 500 m from lagoon. 17°46'37" N, 88°33'41" W Occasional herb at trackside; copious white latex from stem; flowers with 5 red petals with yellow corona lobes, anthers yellow turning orange with maturity. Seasonally waterlogged savanna with trees & shrubs. Numerous small trees & shrubs 3-8 m (40%) abundant Haematoxylon campechiana, frequent Jacquinia macrocarpa, Crescentia cujete, Dalbergia glabra, Coccoloba reflexiflora, occasional Diospyros bumelioides, Bucida buceras. Sparse ground cover (10%) sedge dominated with abundant Cipura sp. Evidently inundated for prolonged periods, ground flat. Collector: Goodwin, Zoé A. 1532 With: Lopez, German N. = 18 May 2010 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN a er EDINBURGH Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E) | | | Darwin Initiative Project - Conservation of the lowland - 00544863 ae cee eten) i Belize