Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Tococa coronata Benth.

All Determinations:

Tococa coronata Benth. det. J. J. Wurdack, 1971

Location:

Venezuela. Amazonas. Rió Yatua, subiendo el río desde el Cerro Arauicaua. Alt. 125 m. (410 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. A. Steyermark 102630 with G. S. Bunting, 13 Apr 1970

Description:

Shrub. Shrub 2 m. leaves inflated vesicular bases alternating in pairs; petals pale salmon as are filaments; calyx tube deep green as is erect peduncle and inflorescence branches; leaves transversely rugose both sides, sulcate-nerved above, elevated nerves below, dark green above, dull green below; fruit becoming dark ultramarine blue-violet.

Habitat:

River edge. common.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00743437), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: 6368e6e0-0a5e-4cdc-b977-b0fe7deabc04

Map:

Coordinates: (1.5, -66.0833)

Distribution:

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