Tococa pachystachya Wurdack

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa pachystachya Wurdack

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 30639, 30 Jan 1985

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. Río Negro Mun. Cerro La Neblina, 5 km NE of Pico Phelps.

  • Habitat

    thin Forest.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 794348

    Occurrence ID: 22ae36e1-51c3-4a8c-b514-c09a55823be6

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tococa pachystachya Wurdack det J. J. Wurdack, 1987

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Río Negro Mun.

  • Locality

    Cerro La Neblina, 5 km NE of Pico Phelps

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1800 m. (5906 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.85, -65.97

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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.
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