Tococa guianensis Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa guianensis Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    J. J. Pipoly 6373, 09 Mar 1983 - 10 Mar 1983

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Road from Quito to Lago Agrio, 17 km W of Lumbaque, 73 km W of Lago Agrio.

  • Habitat

    Premontane wet forest on steep slopes, logging trail, quebradas and forest; along quebradas. Locally common.

  • Description

    Large shrub, 3 m; trichomes suffused with red; peduncles, abaxial surface of leaf veins and formicaria magenta; calyx tube red, the lobes green suffused with magenta, the glands dark green; filaments and connectives magenta, the thecae bright yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 794581

    Occurrence ID: e79ab652-9f56-45f4-a163-eb99a46f38ed

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Road from Quito to Lago Agrio, 17 km W of Lumbaque, 73 km W of Lago Agrio

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1200 m. (3937 ft.)

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Large shrub, 3 m; trichomes suffused with red;
peduncles, abaxial surface of leaf veins and
formicaria magenta; calyx tube red, the lobes
green suffused with magenta, the glands dark
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ECUADOR. Loja: Road from Quito to Lago Agrio,
17 km W of Lumbaque, 73 km W of Lago Agrio;
premontane wet forest on steep slopes, log-
ging trail, quebradas and forest; ca. 1200 m.
John J. Pipoly 6373
9-10 Mar 1983
L. H. Bailey Hortorium (BH) Systematic Revision of Tococa
Tococa guianensis Aublet
Fabián A. Michelangeli	Nov. 1999
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