Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Tococa bolivarensis Gleason subsp. bolivarensis

All Determinations:

Tococa bolivarensis Gleason subsp. bolivarensis det. E. A. Tripp, Mar 2002
Note: "First record for Guyana"

Location:

Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Paruima, 20 km W; wet savanna on Waukauyengtipu. Alt. 1430 m. (4692 ft.)

Collector(s):

H. D. Clarke 5834 with K. David, C. Chin, C. Perry, 18 Jul 1997

Description:

Shrub. Shrub, 1 m; peduncle red, ovary & sepals dull green with red tinges, petals pink, in bud.

Habitat:

Savanna vegetation, with Heliamphora, Xyris and Brocchinia.

Other:

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

Identifiers:

GUID: d6ec45cb-a17e-4f12-8919-bc1145b75595

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (5.83278, -61.2347)

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