Tococa symphyandra (Triana) Cogn.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa symphyandra (Triana) Cogn.

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10260 with Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Diego Alvear, Isaac Alegria, February 6, 2011

  • Location

    Colombia. Valle del Cauca. Dagua Mun. Corregimiento Queremal. Trail off of (upslope) Quebrada La Riqueza. Parque Nacional Natural Farallones. Cordillera Occidental.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest. Uncommon.

  • Description

    Shrub 1.5 m tall. Flowers pendant at anthesis. Pedicels, hypanthia, petals, filaments, and style white. Petals somewhat reflexed. Anthers yellow, laterally connate in a ring around the style. Berries deep pink turning blue at maturity.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676588

    Occurrence ID: 09907711-c319-4bf4-839a-469de9c88455

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Valle del Cauca

  • County/Municipio

    Dagua Mun.

  • Locality

    Corregimiento Queremal. Trail off of (upslope) Quebrada La Riqueza. Parque Nacional Natural Farallones. Cordillera Occidental

  • Elevation

    Alt. 550 - 650 m. (1804 - 2133 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.59472, -76.892

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
San Francisco, CA
Tococa symphyandra (Triana) Cogn. f Aimedaio26o
Det. By: Frank Almeda	2012
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
HERBARIO NACIONAL COLOMBIANO (COL)
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
Melastomataceae
Tococa
Valle del Cauca. Municipio de Dagua, Corregimiento Queremal.
Parque Nacional Natural Farallones. Sector Alto Anchicaya. Trail
off of (upslope) Quebrada La Riqueza. Cordillera Occidental,
vertiente occidental.
550-650 m	03°35.683'N, 76°53.521'W
Cloud forest.
Shrub 1.5 m tall. Flowers pendant at anthesis. Pedicels, hypanthia,
petals, filaments, and style white. Petals somewhat reflexed.
Anthers yellow, laterally connate in a ring around the style. Berries
deep pink turning blue at maturity. Uncommon.
Frank Almeda 10260	February 6, 2011
w/Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Diego
Alvear, Isaac Alegría
Field work supported by the National Science Foundation (U.S.A.) and
authorized by the Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo
Territorial (Colombia)