Tococa tepuiensis subsp. glabrata Wurdack

  • Family

    Melastomataceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Tococa tepuiensis subsp. glabrata Wurdack

  • Primary Citation

    Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(5): 177. 1964

  • Type Specimens

    Specimen 1: Isotype -- B. Maguire 36918, verif. F. A. Michelangeli, 2000

  • Description

    Description Author and Date: Fabian A. Michelangeli, January 2010, based on Michelangeli, F. A. (2005). Tococa (Melastomataceae). Flora Neotropica Monographs 98: 1-114.

    Type: Venezuela. Amazonas: Cerro La Neblina, 1700 m, 27 DEC 1953, Maguire, Wurdack & Bunting 36918 (holotype US; isotypes K, NY, P, VEN).

    Description: Leaves adaxial surface glabrous, abaxial surface with a mix of short lepidote hairs and very sparse long glandular setae on the nerves, the remaining surface glabrous, the apex obtuse.

    Habitat and Distribution: Growing in forests at the base and slopes of Cerro La Neblina and Sierra de Parima in the border between Venezuela and Brazil.

    Taxonomy and Systematics: For additional description data and comments on relationships and similar species, see the discussion under Tococa tepuiensis.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Tococa tepuiensis subsp. glabrata Wurdack: [Article] Michelangeli, Fabián A. 2005. (Melastomataceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 98: 1-114.

    Tococa tepuiensis subsp. glabrata Wurdack: [Article] Maguire, Bassett & Wurdack, John J. 1964. The botany of the Guayana Highland--Part V. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10: 1-278.