Tococa pachystachya Wurdack
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
Tococa pachystachya Wurdack -
Collector(s)
M. H. Nee 30639, 30 Jan 1985
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Location
Venezuela. Amazonas. Río Negro Mun. Cerro La Neblina, 5 km NE of Pico Phelps.
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Habitat
thin Forest.
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Description
Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 794348
Occurrence ID: 22ae36e1-51c3-4a8c-b514-c09a55823be6
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Myrtales
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Family
Melastomataceae
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All Determinations
Tococa pachystachya Wurdack det J. J. Wurdack, 1987
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Region
South America
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Country
Venezuela
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State/Province
Amazonas
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County/Municipio
Río Negro Mun.
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Locality
Cerro La Neblina, 5 km NE of Pico Phelps
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Elevation
Alt. 1800 m. (5906 ft.)
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Coordinates
0.85, -65.97
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Distribution
The New York Botanical Garden Venezuela, Amazonas, Dpto. Rio Negro Cerro de la Neblina Expedition Tococa pachystachya Wurdack Melast. det. J. J. Wurdack, 1987 Cerro de la Neblina, Camp VII, 5 km NE of Pico Phelps (=Neblina). 00°50,40"N, 65°58'10"W alt.1730-1850 m. Steep E-facing slope between heliport and stream (Cano Gardner), thin forest. Shrub 2 m.tall; inflorescence erect to horizontal; fruit bright purple on outside, spongy blue within; seeds dark brown. U. H. Bailey Hortorium (BH) Systematic Revision of Tococa Tococa pachystachya Wurdack Fabián A. Michelangeli Nov. 1999 Coll.: M. Nee 30639 30 Jan. 1985- Field work supported by the Fundación para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales, the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society. 00794348
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Tococa pachystachya Wurdack