Tococa guianensis Aubl.

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det. J. J. Wurdack, U. S. National Herbarium 1986
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Plants of Nicaragua
Melastomaceae
Tococa guiartensis Aubl.
detr. J. J. Wurdack
Departmento Zelaya, Region Autonmica Atlantica del
Norte: In and around the village of Karata on the
southeastern shore of Laguna de Karata, at about
N13°55'30", W83°29'00", about 14 air km south-
southwest of Puerto Cabezas, associated with coastal
mangrove and inland pine forest and savanna at
approximate 4 m elevation.
Erect perennial to 1.5 m; petals white; anthers pale yellow; fruits black.
James L. Reveal, 7314	15 March 1994
C. Rose Broome, Patricia Sue DeAngelis, L. Anathea
Brooks, Jason R. Grant & Richard K. Solomon
Norton-Brown Herbarium (MARY), University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
03530169