 Complete the following phrase:  The flora of Belize is highly diverse by regional standards, given the countrys small geographical extent. Situated on the Caribbean coast of northern Central America the flora and vegetation have been intimately intertwined with Belizes history. The nation itself grew out of British timber extraction activities from the 17th century onwards, at first for logwood Haematoxylum campechianum and later for mahogany Swietenia macrophylla, fondly called red gold because of its high cost and was much sought after by European aristocracy. Central America generally is thought to have gained much of it characteristic flora during the 