Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of Venezuela
Estado de Bolivar
No. 28351
Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana
det. J.J. Wurdack, 1984
Distrito de Heres: Sabana de Topopo.
W margin of lower Rio Caroni opposite
Arekuna 6°30N; 62°55'W. , 400m alt.
Gallery forest.
Subshrub 1m; petals white with purple
center; filaments purple, anthers cream.
Melastomataceae
Col.G.T.Prance&Q.Huber_August 30,
1983
Plants collected on Inventario Botanico - Ecologjco del btoma sabana en d Edo
Bolivar with the collaboration of MANR, EDELCA AND CONlClT
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