Tococa macrophysca Spruce ex Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa macrophysca Spruce ex Triana

  • Collector(s)

    H. L. Clark 6929, 4 Jan 1979

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. Río Negro Mun. 4.3 km ENE of San Carlos, on Rd to Solano.

  • Habitat

    Forest.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 794177

    Occurrence ID: d5d292ef-abe5-4eab-8163-4625e2c6e9eb

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Río Negro Mun.

  • Locality

    4.3 km ENE of San Carlos, on Rd to Solano

  • Elevation

    Alt. 119 m. (390 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1.93, -67.05

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L. H. Bailey Hortorium (BH) Systematic Revision of Tococa
Tococa macrophysca Spruce ex Triana
Fabiàn A. Michelangeli	Nov. 1999
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas,
Caracas, Venezuela &
Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, USA
Melastomat.
Tococa macrophysca Spruce ex Triana
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).
Main study site, 4.3 km NNE on Solano road; phenology
transect, plant permanently marked (#203, x28.2 y699).
Shrub, 2m high, 2.0cm diam. Inflorescence branches
wine-red; fruit red-purple, [n.v.: boyuyu].
Howard l. Clark 6929 4 January 1979
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