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Mango tree (Aam Gaachh) Mangifera indica [13] Belarus: Oak, Pedunculate oak (unofficial) Quercus, Quercus robur [14] Belize: Honduras mahogany: Swietenia macrophylla [15] Bhutan: Bhutan cypress: Cupressus cashmeriana [16] Brazil: Brazilwood: Paubrasilia echinata [17] Cambodia: Palmyra palm: Borassus flabellifer [18] [19] Canada: Maple: Acer [20 ...
Mahogany is the national tree of the Dominican Republic [8] and Belize. [9] A mahogany tree with two woodcutters bearing an axe and a paddle also appears on the Belizean national coat of arms, under the national motto, Sub umbra floreo, Latin for "under the shade I flourish." [9] The specific density of mahogany is 0.55. [10]
This is an important vegetation type in northern Belize, in which scattered trees occur in "short grass" (actually mainly sedges). Savanna is maintained as open vegetation by a combination of wet-season flooding, dry-season drought and fire. Typical trees include: Acoelorraphe wrightii, Quercus oleoides and madre de cacao Gliricidia sepium.
This category contains articles related to the native trees of Belize. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. The categorisation scheme follows the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions.
The national flower of Belize is the black orchid (Prosthechea cochleata, also known as Encyclia cochleata). The national tree is the mahogany tree (Swietenia macrophylla), which inspired the national motto Sub Umbra Floreo, which means "Under the shade I flourish".
Guanacaste National Park is a 50-acre (20 ha) park in central Belize. It is named after a huge guanacaste tree that escaped being logged because its trunk divided into three bases, reducing its value as timber.
In 2019, the National Celebrations Commission started a standardisation process of the flag with consent from both the PUP and the UDP. They planned to have the standardised flags be hoisted on 1 September 2019, the National Flag Day of Belize. [5] There are plans to formalise the standardisation through national legislation. [3] [needs update]
In 2003, the Belize Association of Private Protected Areas (BAPPA) was formed to assist in the co-ordinatation of private conservation initiatives as a cohesive group, and to represent and assist landowners in attaining recognition from the Belizean government and integration into the national protected areas system. [148]