Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Tococa guianensis Aubl.

All Determinations:

Tococa guianensis Aubl. det. F. Almeda, Jun 2002

Location:

Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Iwokrama; Siparuni R, Pakatau Falls and 2 km downstream. Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

Collector(s):

P. A. Mutchnick 448 with B. Allicock, 1 Dec 1994

Description:

Shrub. Shrub, 3 m; stems with pinkish hue; pedicels red; leaf margins with small, red stiff hairs; calyx cup green; petals lilac. Filaments pink; anthers purple; style pink; stigma yellow.

Habitat:

Riverine forest on sandy soils.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00684475), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: 9577a59c-b19e-451d-9cd2-13b03fea61a0

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (4.74917, -59.0106)

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