Tococa aristata Benth.

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PLANTS OF THE GUI ANAS
Melastomataceae
Toe oca
GUYANA. Region: Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Below 1st escarpment (of four) of
Ramakusa Mt., Dalo (3rd) Camp. 794 m. 5°49'53.4"N 60°12'31.9"W.
Gallery forest. Shrub to 1.5m. Trichomes on stem and leaves stiff to
touch, red. Domatia inhabited by small ants. Peduncles green; calyces
green; buds yellow, burgundy-tipped; anthers yellow. Silica sample.
K.J. Wurdack 5890	12 June 2012
With: E.A. Tripp, A. Radosavljevic & J. Ralph
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
02816433