Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Tococa coronata Benth.
Melastomataceae
Tococa coronata Benth.
Location:
Venezuela. Amazonas. Casiquiare. Yavita (Río Temi), y cerca de la carretera Yavita Pimichin hasta el km 5 hacia Pimichin. Alt. 125 - 140 m. (410 - 459 ft.)
Venezuela. Amazonas. Casiquiare. Yavita (Río Temi), y cerca de la carretera Yavita Pimichin hasta el km 5 hacia Pimichin. Alt. 125 - 140 m. (410 - 459 ft.)
Description:
About 3 m tall above water level. Leaves more or less coriaceous, rather thin and pliable, adax. Glossy bright green, abax. Semiglossy and pale with dirty yellowish nerves. Ovary and calyx matte, green. Petals and filaments pink, anthers white. Flower "heads" very dense.
About 3 m tall above water level. Leaves more or less coriaceous, rather thin and pliable, adax. Glossy bright green, abax. Semiglossy and pale with dirty yellowish nerves. Ovary and calyx matte, green. Petals and filaments pink, anthers white. Flower "heads" very dense.
Habitat:
Orilla inundada del rio Temi.
Orilla inundada del rio Temi.
Other:
Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00743454), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution. ]
Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00743454), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution. ]
Identifiers:
GUID: f67b58d1-0545-4593-8e59-03ca82198b50
GUID: f67b58d1-0545-4593-8e59-03ca82198b50
Map:
Coordinates: (2.71667, -67.5833)
Coordinates: (2.71667, -67.5833)