Taxon Details: Tococa hirsuta Steud. ex Triana
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Family:

Melastomataceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:

Tococa hirsuta Steud. ex Triana
Primary Citation:

Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 132. 1871
Description:

Description Author and Date: Fabian A. Michelangeli, January 2010, based on Michelangeli, F. A. (2005). Tococa (Melastomataceae). Flora Neotropica Monographs 98: 1-114.

Nomenclature remarks: Nomen nudum = Tococa guianensis.

Taxonomy and Systematics: In Triana's (1871) treatment, this name is associated with T. formicaria, but it was never formally published. Tococa formicaria is treated in this monograph as a synonym of T. guianensis. See discussion under T. guianensis.