Tococa bullifera Mart. & Schrank ex DC.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa bullifera Mart. & Schrank ex DC.

  • Collector(s)

    P. G. Delprete 8082 with E. C. Oliveira, M. A. A. Pereira & E. Ferreira, 23 Nov 2001

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Cruzeiro do Sul Mun. Road Cruzeiro do Sul-Rio Branco, rd to Canela Fina, ca 7 km from 3-way junction 5 km N of Cruzeiro do Sul.

  • Habitat

    Primary forest with canopy 15-25 m tall, and dominant trees 30-35 m tall, on white sand soil.

  • Description

    Shrub ca. 3 m tall. Young branches green. Leaves chartaceous, discolor, with swollen basal domatia, with minute fire ants. Rachis green. Corolla white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 694687

    Occurrence ID: 87f32546-d38b-42fe-81fc-19c14f8b77b8

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Cruzeiro do Sul Mun.

  • Locality

    Road Cruzeiro do Sul-Rio Branco, rd to Canela Fina, ca 7 km from 3-way junction 5 km N of Cruzeiro do Sul

  • Elevation

    Alt. 220 m. (722 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -7.5456, -72.7419

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