Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Jansen-Jacobs 1396 with et al., 2 Sep 1989

  • Location

    Guyana. Essequibo river.

  • Habitat

    Savanna.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 794281

    Occurrence ID: d289ae09-90d0-456d-bfd0-86d1df4ba5db

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana det J. J. Wurdack, 1990

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Essequibo river

  • Elevation

    Alt. 250 m. (820 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1.65, -58.63

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MELASTOMATACEAE
Tococa
nitens (Benth.) Triana
Det. J.J. Wurdack 1990
01 39 N 058 38 W	Alt. 240 m - 260 m
Gunn's, Essequibo River.
Savanna.
Shrub to 1 m. Stems red. Petals white with pink stripe
through middle. Filaments pink, anthers cream. Style
pale pink. Fruit green, fleshy, tinged pink.
M.J. Jansen-Jacobs	nr 1396
E.M. Nie Lughadha
B.J.H. ter Welle
D. Gopaul	02 Sep 1989
L. H. Bailey Hortorium (BH) Systematic Revision of Tococa
Tococa nitens (Benth.) Triana
Fabiàn A. Michelangeli	Nov. 1999
FLORA OF GUYANA
Institute of Systematic Botany, Utrecht (U)
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