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* '''submontane pine forest''' (with ''[[Pinus ayacahuite]]'', ''[[Pinus oocarpa]]'' and ''[[Pinus rudis]]'' together with some broadleaved species)
* '''submontane broadleaved forest'''. Characteristic vegetation of the Maya Mountain massif above 500m. Typical species include ''[[Podocarpus|Podocarpus guatemalensis]]'', ''[[Swietenia|Swietenia macrophylla]]'', ''[[Terminalia amazonia]]'', ''[[Virola|Virola brachycarpa]]'', and the palm ''[[Astrocaryum|Astrocaryum mexicanum]]''.
* '''mangrove and littoral forest'''. Ecologically important vegetation type of the coastal cayes. Several species of mangrove are involved including: red mangrove (''[[Rhizophora mangle]]''),
* '''seagrass beds'''. Sandy bays often have extensive mats of [[seagrass]]. There are several different types in Belize: [[turtle grass]] (''[[Thalassia testudinum]]'' in the [[Hydrocharitaceae]]), [[manatee seagrass]] (''[[Syringodium filiforme]]'' in the [[Cymodoceaceae]]), [[duckweed seagrass]]es (''[[Halodule]]'' spp in the [[Cymodoceaceae]]).
* '''riparian shrubland'''. This is a mixed vegetation type, of shrubs and small trees with grasses and sedges, found along watercourses. Typical species include ''[[Schizolobium|Schizolobium parahybum]]'' and ''[[Ceiba pentandra]]''. Loss of this habitat was one of the particular environmental concerns of building the [[Chalillo Dam]] on the [[Macal River|Macal]] river.
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