Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Tococa symphyandra (Triana) Cogn.

Location:

Colombia. Valle del Cauca. Dagua Mun. Corregimiento Queremal. Trail off of (upslope) Quebrada La Riqueza. Parque Nacional Natural Farallones. Cordillera Occidental. Alt. 550 - 650 m. (1804 - 2133 ft.)

Collector(s):

F. Almeda 10260 with Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Diego Alvear, Isaac Alegria, February 6, 2011

Description:

Shrub 1.5 m tall. Flowers pendant at anthesis. Pedicels, hypanthia, petals, filaments, and style white. Petals somewhat reflexed. Anthers yellow, laterally connate in a ring around the style. Berries deep pink turning blue at maturity.

Habitat:

Cloud forest. Uncommon.

Feature Notes:

EtOH, DNA

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 3676588
GUID: 09907711-c319-4bf4-839a-469de9c88455

Map:

Coordinates: (3.59472, -76.892)

Distribution:

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