Tococa guianensis Aubl.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tococa guianensis Aubl.

Collection
Determination:
Determined by:
This specimen has been sent as a gift for determination Please
return chit to Dept, of Botany, Attn.: Rapid Biological inventory
Team, Field Museum of Natural History., 1400 S Lakeshore Dr
Chicago, IL 60605-2496, USA; or e-mail to	6 °r ’
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LORETO: Prov. Maynas. ALTO RIO NANAY: tributary of the
Amazon, joining near Iquitos, headwaters 200 km upriver, and
approximately parallel to Rio Mazan and Rio Napo. Small tributary
"Agua Blanca", ~18 m wide, only navigable seasonally. Field
Museum Rapid Inventory #18. S: 02°48’23", W: 74°49'31"
Alt. 140-210 msnm.
White-sand beaches. Broad floodplain terraces, mostly brown sand,
some clay-rich inundated areas and patches of flat, white sand soil. Some
steep 30 m hills with thick root-mat and leaf litter.
Arbol de 12 m, fruto verde.
22-Aug-06
Nallarett Davila 2534
with R. Foster, G. Nufiez, C. Vriesendorp, I. Mesones_
HERBARIO AMAZONENSE (AMAZ), IQUITOS
Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana
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