Tococa rotundifolia (Triana) Wurdack

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa rotundifolia (Triana) Wurdack

  • Collector(s)

    H. L. Clark 6986, 31 Jan 1979

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. Río Negro Mun. San Carlos de Rio Negro, IVIC main study site, on rd to Solano 4.5 km NNE of the airport.

  • Habitat

    Bana.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 794402

    Occurrence ID: 3eebaa1f-e544-4bfc-9056-94a6c2bbf7d3

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Río Negro Mun.

  • Locality

    San Carlos de Rio Negro, IVIC main study site, on rd to Solano 4.5 km NNE of the airport

  • Elevation

    Alt. 119 m. (390 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1.93, -67.05

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L. H. Bailey Hörtorium (BH) Systematic Revision of Tococa
Tococa rotundifolia (Triana) Wurdack
Fabián A. Michelangeli	Nov. 1999
Institute Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas,
Caracas, Venezuela &
Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, USA
Melastomat.
Tococa rôtuj^iK>U<L OVvAma. j COuAnW>U-
¿1^. J. I. uO^AöuJc-, 1463
VENEZUELA, Territorio Federal Amazonas.
San Carlos de Rio Negro, ca. 20 km S of confluence of Rio Negro
and Brazo Casiquiare; lat. 1°56'N, long. 67°03'W; altitude 119 m;
(average rainfall 3400-3600 mm/year).
IVIC main study site, 4.3 km NNE of San Carlos. Bana
(low caatinga). Sprawling sub-shrub, to 0.5 m high.
Petals 4, wine-red, stamens 8. Ovary with 2 locules.
Calyx 5 (-4) lobed.
Howard L. Dark 6986	31 January 1979
5 A
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