Tococa guianensis Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa guianensis Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 89493, 24 Aug 1961

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Sierra de Lema, Rio Ayaiche, Cabeceras del Rio Chicanan 80 km SE el Dorado.

  • Habitat

    Forest.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 793885

    Occurrence ID: 2e945c42-b8dd-453a-ad2e-ad9dcc51c49f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tococa guianensis Aubl. det J. J. Wurdack

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    Sierra de Lema, Rio Ayaiche, Cabeceras del Rio Chicanan 80 km SE el Dorado

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.08, -62

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L. H. Bailey Hortorium (BH) Systematic Revision of Tococa
Tococa guianensis Aublet
Fabián A. Michelangeli	Nov. 1999
FLORA DE VENEZUELA
SIERRA DE LEMA
89493	ESTAB0
Tococa §uiEii6iisis Audi• ¿©t* Wurdstck
tree 5 a*; leaves firmly membranous, dark
green above9 paler green below; rachis deep
coral red; fruit green turning purple
rainforest in lowland valley along Rio Ayaiche,
between Fuerta Lema and base of Sierra
Cabeceras de Rio Chican&n, 80 km. (en linea recta) al suroeste de El Dorado,
60 5’ N. Lat., 62o W. Long.
Altura 300 metros
Julian A. Steyermark	24 de	Agosto, 1961
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