Tococa subciliata (DC.) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa subciliata (DC.) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    H. L. Clark 8052 with Gomez, G., 18 May 1981

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. Río Negro Mun. 20 km S of Casiquiare.

  • Habitat

    Igapo.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 794596

    Occurrence ID: 2f848fd8-3a45-402a-9207-1bfe90f18fb6

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tococa subciliata (DC.) Triana det F. A. Michelangeli, 1999
    Note: Wurdack det as T. lasiostyla

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Río Negro Mun.

  • Locality

    20 km S of Casiquiare

  • Elevation

    Alt. 119 m. (390 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1.93, -67.05

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Institute Venezolano de Investigadones Cientificas,	0 ÜQ
Caracas, Venezuela &	\
Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, USA
Melastomat.
Tococa lasiostyla Cogn.
det. J.J- Wurdack, 1983
VENEZUELA, Tenitorio 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).
Rebalse (igapô) along Rio Negro, ±1 km S of San Carlos.
Shrubby, 4m high. Corolla pink; mature fruit purple.
Fruit used as bait for fish (especially for palometa).
[n.v.: boyuyu de palometa (GG)].
Howard L. Clark 0052	18 May 1981
& Getulio Gomez
L. H. Bailey Hortorium (BH) Systematic Revision of Tococa
Tococa subciliata (DC.) Triana
Fabián A. Michelangeli	Nov. 1999
00794596