Ximenia americana L.

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Plants of BELIZE
Ximenia americana L.
ORANGE WALK DISTRICT: 8.2 km (5.1 mi) SW
of Carmelita, elevation 17 meters (56 feet),
17.94524°N, 88.57051°W (GPS, datum: WGS 84).
Lightly shaded, dry-mesic sand in open, Quercus-
Pinus-Chrysobalanus icaco forest, forest on
extensive deposit of deep sand (depth of sand
revealed by numerous pits up to 1.5 meters deep
dug by local people for sand mining); rare.
Flowers with pleasant, sweet fragrance.
Robert F. C. Naczi 16364
17 April 2016
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