Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 59329, 26 Oct 1944

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Gran Sabana Mun. Between Kavanayen and Rio Caruai.

  • Habitat

    Savanna.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 794303

    Occurrence ID: d2af60f2-0d4f-437b-b7f0-45b96add4e0c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana det H. A. Gleason

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • County/Municipio

    Gran Sabana Mun.

  • Locality

    Between Kavanayen and Rio Caruai

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1220 m. (4003 ft.)

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L. H. Bailey Hortorium (BH) Systematic Revision of Tococa
Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana
Fabián A. Michelangeli	Nov. 1999
59329
PLANTS OF VENEZUELA
00794303
*rococa nitens (¿enth.) i-riana.	1946)
Shrub 1-2 feet tall; leaves éreot,
coriaceous, rich green above, pale green
below; petiole rose-red; peduncle wine-
red; oalyx greenish-white belotfr, pale
green'above; petals waxy-thick, ufaite
above, rose at base; anthers pale vello»,
filaments pink.	9
Moist sandy ground
State of Bolívar: Gran Sanana, between Mission of Santa Teresita
de Kavanayén northwest to Rio Karuai, on large mesa, altitude 1220
meters.
JULIAN A. STEYERMARK
OCTOBER 26, 1944
00794303