Tococa erythrophylla (Ule) Wurdack

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa erythrophylla (Ule) Wurdack

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 547 with Wurdack, J. J., 7 Feb 1955

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Chimanta, Headwaters of Rio Tirica.

  • Habitat

    tepui scrub.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 793845

    Occurrence ID: 1aaf6f55-4d0c-421a-a522-8bf147b489aa

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    Chimanta, Headwaters of Rio Tirica

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1965 m. (6447 ft.)

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L. H. Bailey Hortorium (BH) Systematic Revision of Tococa
Tococa erythrophylla (Ule) Wurdack
Fabiàn A. Michelangeli	Nov. 1999
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN—CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY
MUSEUM EXPEDITION
Chimant& Massif
Estado Bolivar, Venezuela
n°. 5^7
Tococa erythrophylla (Ule)Wurdack
Det. J. J «Wurdack 1961
Tree 2-3 m. Lvs. coriaceous with veins elevated
below. Buds 3>-merous, white, pink-flushed;
fruit green with red-tinged calyx lobes. Fre-
quent along Rio Tirica above Upper Palls.
J. A. Steyermark & altitude lQ^tjneters
J. J. Wurdack	_ Feb. 7 1955
Distributed by Chicago Natural History Museum and The New York Botanical Garden
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