Tococa bullifera Mart. & Schrank ex DC.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa bullifera Mart. & Schrank ex DC.

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 10507 with C. I. Salimon, I. S. Rivero, E. C. Oliveira, 08 Dec 2000

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Marechal Thaumaturgo Mun. Rio Juruá, right bank, "Mato Grosso".

  • Habitat

    Primary forest on mildly undulating terrain, canopy open. Poorly drained sandy soils.

  • Description

    shrub. Shrub or coarse herb 1 m, leaves red-purple below, leaf domatia with biting ants, inflorescence axes pale red, calyx green, red-laciniate, corolla white tinged with rose, rest of flower white, fruits ovoid, maturing blue-black. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 671923

    Occurrence ID: f1ac5c8a-e8bb-496d-acb1-102f865d88d7

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Marechal Thaumaturgo Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Juruá, right bank, "Mato Grosso"

  • Coordinates

    -8.9711, -72.7144

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