Tococa pachystachya Wurdack

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tococa pachystachya Wurdack

  • Collector(s)

    W. W. Thomas 3061 with Plowman, T., 15 Apr 1984

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. Río Negro Mun. Cerro La Neblina; 3.5 Km W of Pico Zuluaga.

  • Habitat

    Cloud Forest.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 794342

    Occurrence ID: 5714cedf-bbff-4807-a4a5-3d0d25c684a7

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tococa pachystachya Wurdack det J. J. Wurdack, 1985

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Río Negro Mun.

  • Locality

    Cerro La Neblina; 3.5 Km W of Pico Zuluaga

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2000 m. (6562 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.88, -65.93

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Uif
Sft
The New York Botanical Garden
Venezuela, Amazonas, Dpto. Rio Negro
Cerro de la Neblina Expedition
Melastomatac.
Tococa pachystachya Wurdack
det. J.J. Wurdack, 1985
Vicinity of Camp VI, on a ridge on
Venezuelan-Brazilian border, 3^5 km W of Pico
Zuloaga, elev. 2000 m, 0°53' N, 65°56'W.
Cloud forest on steep SW facing valley;
dominants include Araliac. and Melastomatac.,
with bryophytes and filmy ferns.
Herb to 0.75 m; hairs reddish; infl a fleshy
4-winged spike, tight green; ovary cream; calyx
light green; fl buds pinkish.
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BOTANICAL
Garde**
W. W. Thomas 3061
& T. Plowman
13-15 April 1984
L. H. Bailey Hortorium (BH) Systematic Revision of Tococa
Tococa pachystachya Wurdack
Fabián A. Michelangeli	Nov. 1999
Field work supported by'the Fundación para el Desarrollo de las Gencias Físicas, Matemáticas y
Naturales, the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society.
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