Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    K. M. Redden 7095 with K. Wurdack S. Alexander, C. Perry, C. Jacobis, D. Hunter, V. Roland & H. Hunter., 26 Jul 2010

  • Location

    Guyana. Kako River vicinity, above Kako village, near Camp 3, ca. 22 air km east of Tulameng summit (summit 1534 m, N 5°33'27.1", W 60°59'34.7"). Adjacent to savanna collected on July 1, but separated by a creek and scrub buffer.

  • Habitat

    Brocchina and Stegolepis savanna with drier shrub islands around rock outcrops.

  • Description

    Shrub to 0.5 m. Leaves ascending. Branchlets and rachis burgundy-pink. Inflorescence terminal, paniculate, rachis pink. Calyx green; corolla white, center suffused with pink; filaments pink; anthers white. Fruit a fleshy purple capsule. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Silica sample.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01421509

    Occurrence ID: 63b52713-fba1-4662-a6be-32a787234200

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana det F. A. Michelangeli, Oct 2011

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Kako River vicinity, above Kako village, near Camp 3, ca. 22 air km east of Tulameng summit (summit 1534 m, N 5°33'27.1", W 60°59'34.7"). Adjacent to savanna collected on July 1, but separated by a creek and scrub buffer.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 521 m. (1709 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.57364, -60.7965

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