Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    B. Maguire 33798 with Wurdack, J., 13 Dec 1952

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Kavanayen.

  • Habitat

    Savanna.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 794221

    Occurrence ID: afa9d13b-0652-4bbb-901d-74b80f132dbd

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana det J. J. Wurdack, 1953

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    Kavanayen

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1200 m. (3937 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.58, -61.78

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KUNHARDT-WITHERBEE GRAN SABANA EXPEDITION, 1952-53
New York Botanical Garden — American Museum of Natural History
Estado Bolívar, Venezuela
No. 33798 Tococq
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Shrub 0*1-0«5 m* Buds pink, 5-^nerous* Occasional
in moist savanna about 4 km* east of Mission*
Savannas vicinity Mission Santa Teresita de Kavanayen, 1300 m. alt.
Bassett Maguire & John J. Wurdack	Dec* 13, 1952
Supported by funds provided by Mrs. Silas H. Witherbee, Mr. H. R. Kunhardt, the American Museum
of Natural History, and The New York Botanical Garden. Distributed by the Chicago Museum of
Natural History and The New York Botanical Garden.
0079422'
L. H. Bailey Hortorium (BH) Systematic Revision of Tococa
Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana
Fabián A. Michelangeli	Nov. 1999
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