Tococa guianensis Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa guianensis Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 89493, 24 Aug 1961

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Sierra de Lema, Rio Ayaiche, Cabeceras del Rio Chicanan 80 km SE el Dorado.

  • Habitat

    Forest.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 793929

    Occurrence ID: 38614da7-4168-4ed3-8979-681b604b03d9

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tococa guianensis Aubl. det J. J. Wurdack

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    Sierra de Lema, Rio Ayaiche, Cabeceras del Rio Chicanan 80 km SE el Dorado

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.08, -62

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
botanical
L. H. Bailey Hortorium (BH) Systematic Revision of Tococa
Tococa guianensis Aublet
Fabián A. Michelangeli	Nov. 1999
FLORA DE VENEZUELA
SIERRA DE LEMA
7 no 89493	ESTAD° B0UYAR
Tococa guianensis Aubl. det> Wurdack
tree 5 m.; leaves firmly membranous, dark
green above, paler green below; rachis deep
coral red; fruit green turning purple
rainforest in lowland valley along Rio Ayaiche,
between Puerta Lema and base of Sierra
Cabeceras de Río Chicanán, 80 km. (en línea recta) al suroeste de El Dorado,
6o 5* N. Lat., 62o V. Long.
Altara 300 metros
Julián A. Steyermark	24 de Agosto, 1961
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