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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
WN
E00940919
HORT. EDINB.
Flora of Belize
Euphorbiaceae
Alchornea latifolia Sw.
Stann Creek: Sittee River Forest Reserve, Mount Mossy
summit; ~6km southwest of Middlesex and the Hummingbird
Highway, immediately south of a tributary of South Branch of
the North Stann Creek river. 920 m
16°58'16" N, 88°32'55" W
Sapling 2 m of frequent tree. Submontane hilltop forest to 15
m dominated by Purdiaea belizensis, Clusia sp., Euterpe
precatoria, Cyrilla racemiflora, Ternstroemia tepezapote,
Colpothrinax cookii and Dendropanax arboreus. Understory
dominated by Anthurium sp., Psychotria elata & Synecanthus
fibrosus. All trees covered in mosses & epiphytes, leaf litter is
thick & spongy. Granite bedrock.
Collector: Goodwin, Zoé A.
With: Lloyd, Adam J.J.; Chan, Ivis J. & Garcia, E.
22 June 2008
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
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MQQ0322
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