Tococa erythrophylla (Ule) Wurdack

PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Melastomataceae
Tococa cf. erythrophylla (Ule) Wurdack
Det. F. Michelangeli & C. Martin, 2005
GUYANA. Potaro-Siparuni Region. Mt. Ayanganna, east face, plateau
above second of four escarpments. Elevation: 1380 m. 5°22'37"N
59°58'21"W. Scrub forest on sandstone and peat, with Clusia, Pagamea,
and Sphagnum. Shrub, 2 m tall; sepals and ovary green, petals and anthers
white, filaments pink.
H.D. Clarke 9278	17 June 2001
With: R. Williams, C. Perry, E. Tripp & J. Kelly
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
This specimen may have undergone electron
irradiation by the U.S. Postal Service in response to
possible anthrax contamination, 2001.
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