Tococa tepuiensis Wurdack subsp. tepuiensis

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa tepuiensis Wurdack subsp. tepuiensis

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 75184, 20 Apr 1953

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Chimanta, Slopes adjacent to quebrada, vicinity of camp 3, NW part of Abacapa-tepui.

  • Habitat

    Forest.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 794509

    Occurrence ID: 6e9eaa3a-ddc2-4af1-9dfb-610d449dcd57

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tococa tepuiensis Wurdack subsp. tepuiensis det J. J. Wurdack
    Note: Det. as Miconia pileata var latifolia bt G. C. 1963?

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    Chimanta, Slopes adjacent to quebrada, vicinity of camp 3, NW part of Abacapa-tepui.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1300 m. (4265 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.33, -66

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L. H. Bailey Hortorium (BH) Systematic Revision of Tococa
Tococa tepuiensis Wurdack
Fabián A. Michelangeli	Nov. 1999
BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL QARDEN
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CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM EXPEDITION TO VENEZUELA
Chimantâ Massif
No. 75l8i|.	. Estado Bolivar	.
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Tree 30-lj.O feet tall; leaves rugose, firmly
membranaceous, dull rich green above, pale green
below; peduncle suffused with rose below, green
above in rachis; branches of rachls pale green;
calyx tube pale green with white tuberculate
spots; petals spreading, white with pink-orchid;
filaments pale lilac; anthers erect to 1-sidedJ
whitish; style and stigma white* By stream
Forested slopes adjacent to quebrada, vicinity of camp 3, northwestern part
of Ab&capa-tepui
altitude 1300 meters
Julian A. Steyermark	April 20, 1953
Distributed by Chicago Natural History Museum and Thé New York Botanical Garden
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