Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Tococa macrophysca Spruce ex Triana

All Determinations:

Tococa macrophysca Spruce ex Triana det. J. J. Wurdack, 1979

Common Names:

boyuyo

Location:

Venezuela. Amazonas. San Carlos de Río Negro,10 km NE of; Cana Tremblador to Hauchica. Alt. 120 m. (394 ft.)

Collector(s):

R. L. Liesner 3624 with , 18 Nov 1977

Description:

Shrub. Shrub, 2 m. Petals white and pink. Many ants in domatia. Ants small but vicious.

Habitat:

Forest along road low area with stream mostly white sandy soil.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00741106), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: 61cfffc7-1d61-48f7-96ca-77d227a97010

Map:

Coordinates: (1.91667, -67.05)

Distribution:

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