Tococa macrophysca Spruce ex Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa macrophysca Spruce ex Triana

  • Collector(s)

    H. L. Clark 6883, 01 Dec 1978

  • 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: 794176

    Occurrence ID: 0b9ebd66-4c63-4b4f-b764-baa4c3414f7e

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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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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas,
Caracas, Venezuela &
Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, USA
Melastomat.
Tococa raacrophysca 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 (#144, xl34 y200.8).
(7236,frt.12 Oct.1979). Small tree, 2 m high; petals
pale pink in bud, pink-cream at anthesis, ttransparent.
Howard l. ciark 6883 20 October 1978
L. H. Bailey Hortorium (BH) Systematic Revision of Tococa
Tococa macrophysca Spruce ex Triana
Fabián A. Michelangeli	Nov. 1999
[n.v.: boyuyu]
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