Tococa guianensis Aubl.

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  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa guianensis Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    G. Davidse 18323 with Gonzalez, A. C. & Leon, R. A., 20 Jun 1980

  • Location

    Venezuela. Zulia. Perija, 7 km E of Maracaibo-La Fria rd. 4 km N of Rio Aricuaisa.

  • Habitat

    Forest.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 794115

    Occurrence ID: 6ca23839-3a9c-4c71-b9cc-4a90011bc229

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tococa guianensis Aubl. det J. J. Wurdack, 1982

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Zulia

  • Locality

    Perija, 7 km E of Maracaibo-La Fria rd. 4 km N of Rio Aricuaisa

  • Elevation

    Alt. 40 m. (131 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.43, -72.55

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PLANTS OF VENEZUELA
No. 18323	MELAS TOMACEAE
Tococa guianensis Aublet
Det: J. J. Wurdack 1982
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00794115
L. H. Bailey Hortorium (BH) Systematic Revision of Tococa
Tococa guianensis Aublet
Fabián A. Michelangeli	Nov. 1999
ZULIA: Distrito Perijâ: ca. 7 km E of the
Maracaibo-La Fria Hwy. (Hwy. 6) and ca. U km N
*of the Rio Aricuaisâ; 9°26!IT, T2°33,W; elev.
bO m.
Shrub 2 m tall; petals pink; filaments carmine-
red; anthers yellow. Forest edge along cano.
20 June 1980
G. Davidse, A.C. Gonzalez and R.A. Leon
Collected under the auspices of CONICIT, Jardin Botánico de Maracaibo and Corpozulia, with
the collaboration of the Instituto Botánico, Caracas (MARNR), Missouri Botanical Garden, St.
Louis, and NSF.
00794115