Tococa coronata Bentham (1840:303)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.323.2.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13696884 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC87A2-FFB8-FFF0-74C4-FC39FF48F8E2 |
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Felipe |
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Tococa coronata Bentham (1840:303) |
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41. Tococa coronata Bentham (1840:303) View in CoL . ( Figure 2 W View FIGURE 2 .)
Shrubs 1.20–2.10 m tall. Brown and smooth rhytidome Branches erect, cylindrical, not winged, greenish, full, branches and petioles with glandular caducous trichomes; leaves adaxial side and fruits with simple trichomes; leaves abaxial surface, inflorescence and hypanthium with dendritic tricomes. Leave, opposite, isophyllous; petioles circular 0.7–1.8 cm long; leaf blades 17.2–36.4 × 7.8–9.8 cm, chartaceous, concolorous, symmetrical, oblong-elliptic or oblong-ovate, base rounded, apex acute, margins serrate, ciliate, leaf veins 5, suprabasal, ant domatia with 2 vertical chambers at the leaf blade base. Paniculate 13.1–14.8 × 5.8–6.3 cm, terminal; bracts not seen; bracteoles not seen. Flowers 4-merous or 5-merous; pedicel 3.7–10.9 mm long; hypanthium a 7.8–8.2 mm long, conical, smooth; calyx simple, persistent; petals 12.1–12.7 × 7.8–8.5 mm, pinkish, oval, symmetrical, apex emarginate, base attenuate, margins ciliate, glabrous; stamens 10, isomorphic, anthers 7.1–7.8 mm long, purplish, oblong, slightly curved, apex attenuate, 1 apical pore; connective not prolonged, filament 7.6–7.8 mm long, glabrous; ovary 3.3–4.6 mm long, inferior, placentation axillary intrusive, 3-locular, with glandular trichomes; style 21.1–22.5 mm long, straight. Berry ca. 32.1 × 19.2 mm, unripe fruit green, ripe fruit purple; seeds numerous, triangular.
Specimens examined:— BRAZIL. Amazonas , Manaus, RDS-Tupé, 08 June 2012, fl., A. L. Corrêa 22 ( EAFM!, HUAM!, INPA!) ; 08 June 2012, fr., A. L. Corrêa 23 ( EAFM!, HUAM!, INPA!) ; 27 July 2012, fr., A. L. Corrêa 32 ( EAFM!, HUAM!, INPA!) ; 07 September 2012, fr., A. L. Corrêa 70 ( EAFM!, HUAM!, INPA!) ; 10 August 2013, fl., A. L. Corrêa 240 ( EAFM!, HUAM!, INPA!) .
Distribution and habitat:— Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru ( Michelangeli, 2005). In Brazil it occurs in the biome Amazonian Forest (Michelangeli, 2015). In the reserve, it occurs in “igapós” on sandy soil.
Comments:— This specie is frequent in the reserve. It is kept a long part of the year under the water. It can be recognized by the brown and smooth rhytidome, stellate-stipitate tricomes all over the plant, and leaves with ant domatia.
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