Miconia tococa

Miconia tococa

Miconia tococa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Miconieae
Genus: Miconia
Species: Miconia tococa

Name

Miconia tococa (Desr.) Michelang., Brittonia 71(1): 116. (2018)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Melastoma tococa Desr., Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 4(1): 39. (1797)
• Homotypic
  • Tococa guianensis Aubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 438 (1775)
• Heterotypic
  • Calophysa vesiculosa Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 140 (1871 publ. 1872)
  • Maieta glandulifera Standl. in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 37: 52 (1924)
  • Melastoma physiphorum Vahl in Eclog. Amer. 1: 45 (1797)
  • Tococa acuminata Benth. in Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 94 (1844)
  • Tococa aubletii D.Don in Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 304 (1823)
  • Tococa barbata Benth. in J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 305 (1840)
  • Tococa cachimbensis Brade in Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 16: 14 (1959)
  • Tococa cardiophylla Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 16: 91 (1851 publ. 1850)
  • Tococa chuivensis Wurdack in Phytologia 9: 423 (1964)
  • Tococa chuivensis var. ecuadorensis Wurdack in Phytologia 26: 399 (1973)
  • Tococa coriacea S.Moore in J. Bot. 18: 3 (1880)
  • Tococa didymophysca Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 16: 90 (1851 publ. 1850)
  • Tococa discolor Pilg. in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 47: 176 (1905)
  • Tococa ferruginea G.Nicholson in Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 49 (1887)
  • Tococa formicaria Mart. ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 165 (1828)
  • Tococa formicaria var. didymophysca Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(4): 440 (1888)
  • Tococa formicaria var. gardneri Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(4): 440 (1888)
  • Tococa guianensis var. orinocensis Wurdack in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(5): 175 (1964)
  • Tococa guyanensis var. macrophysca Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 16: 89 (1851 publ. 1850)
  • Tococa hirsuta Steud. ex Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 132 (1871 publ. 1872)
  • Tococa juruensis Pilg. in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 47: 176 (1905)
  • Tococa kuhlmannii Hoehne in Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secç. Bot. 1: 157 (1922)
  • Tococa latifolia Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 16: 90 (1851 publ. 1850)
  • Tococa loretensis Ule in Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 365 (1915)
  • Tococa mexiae Wurdack in Phytologia 9: 422 (1964)
  • Tococa occidentalis Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 16: 92 (1851 publ. 1850)
  • Tococa orcheophora Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 16: 89 (1851 publ. 1850)
  • Tococa peckiana B.L.Rob. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 45: 395 (1910)
  • Tococa platyphysca Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(4): 437 (1888)
  • Tococa roraimae Benth. in J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 305 (1840)
  • Tococa subglabrata Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(4): 438 (1888)
  • Tococa vesiculosa DC. in Prodr. 3: 166 (1828)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America ^* Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panamá ^* Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru ^* Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central ^* Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Continental: Northern America ^* Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Michelangeli, F.A., Goldenberg, R., Almeda, F., Judd, W.S., Bécquer, E.R., Ocampo, G., Ionta, G.M., Skean, J.D., Jr., Majure, L.C. & Penneys, D.S., 2019[2018]. Nomenclatural novelties in Miconia (Melastomataceae: Miconieae). Brittonia 71(1): 82–121. DOI: 10.1007/s12228-018-9546-0 ResearchGate Reference page. : 71: 116

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Miconia tococa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Miconia tococa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Miconia tococa. Published online. Accessed: May 19 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Miconia tococa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov. 2017.