Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Tococa guianensis Aubl.

All Determinations:

Tococa guianensis Aubl. det. F. A. Michelangeli, Oct 2007

Location:

Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Mazaruni River. Alt. 115 m. (377 ft.)

Collector(s):

K. M. Redden 4557 with C. Perry, P. Benjamin, D. Singh, C. Wilkie, C. Hinchliff, 4 Oct 2006

Description:

Herb. Erect herb, woody at base. Ant domatia at base of leaves housing stinging ants. Leaves green with purple venation. Calyx green; corolla pink; anthers pink. Codonathus growing out of ant domatia.

Habitat:

Riparian vegetation on riverbank.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00963662), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: 8fccc4c8-5696-4377-af99-932ef9390d7d

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (6.447, -60.5846)

Distribution:

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