Tococa guianensis Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa guianensis Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 120572 with Liesner, R. & Gonzalez, A., 16 Nov 1979

  • Location

    Venezuela. Táchira. La Fria, Quebrada Santa Teresa (E of town).

  • Habitat

    Forest.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 794066

    Occurrence ID: b832de07-329a-4d8b-b1f3-d4ca6c7c25ba

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tococa guianensis Aubl. det J. J. Wurdack, 1980

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Táchira

  • Locality

    La Fria, Quebrada Santa Teresa (E of town)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 120 m. (394 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    8.22, -72.23

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L. H. Bailey Hortorium (BH) Systematic Revision of Tococa
Tococa guianensis Aublet
Fabián A. Michelangeli
Nov. 1999
No. I20572
PLANTS OF VENEZUELA
A Ve!
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Tococa guianensis Aublet
det. J.J. Wurdack I98O
Shrub 3 m tall; with biting ants; rachis dark wine red;
filaments white; petals dull pink.
ESTADO TACHIRA: wooded hills with tall forest along Que-
brada Santa Teresa, just east of La Fria, Lat. 8°13f30"N.,
Long. 72°lH,30"W.
alt. 120 meters	16 November 1979
Julian A. Steyermark, Ronald Liesner, and Angel Gonzalez
Distributed by the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Instituto Botánico (Ministerio del Ambiente
y de los Recursos Naturales Renovables). Field work supported by NSF (United States) and
Instituto Botánico (Venezuela).
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