Tococa guianensis Aubl.

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ECUADOR
MELASTOMATACEAE	[223]
Tococa
Zamora-Chinchipe: Nangaritza Canton
Cordillera del Condor region. West side
of upper Rio Nangaritza, along road
about 13 km south of Guayzimi. Silica
mine "La Daniela". Dense wet primary
forest on sloping Hoi 1 in sandstone
plateau, being mined for silica sand for
glass manufacture.
04°08'36,,S 078°38'44"W	970 m
Shrub 1.8 m tall. Inflorescences
terminal, erect. Foliage with stiff
brownish hairs. Inflorescence rachis
reddish. Calyx green. Corolla pink.
18 Sep 2007
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson,
Sharon R. Christoph & Wilson Quizh 15846
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
03320697