Tococa guianensis Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa guianensis Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    H. L. Clark 7479, 3 Apr 1980

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. Río Negro Mun. Cano Cuweje, 32 km S of San Carlos.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 793881

    Occurrence ID: eaa464d0-0801-4e50-b8b0-18235b695101

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tococa guianensis Aubl. det J. J. Wurdack, 1983

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Río Negro Mun.

  • Locality

    Cano Cuweje, 32 km S of San Carlos

  • 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 guianensis Aublet
Fabián A. Michelangeli	Nov. 1999
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00793881
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas,
Caracas, Venezuela &
Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, USA
Melastomat.
Tococa guianensis Aubl.
det. R. Liesner, 1980
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).
Near abandoned farm, Cano Cuweje, ±32 km S of San Carlos.
Calyx lobes with red gland-tipped hairs; corolla and anthers
pink, pollen white. Fruit blackish green with red lobes,
red to purple gland-tipped hairs, infrutescence axes red.
Howardl.Clark 7479	3 April 1980
00793881