Disterigma Explained
Disterigma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae,[1] sometimes referred to as the neotropical blueberries,[2] native to Mexico and Central America as well as Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Perú. These shrubs have adapted to thrive within montane cloud forests and páramos (high-altitude wet 'tundra' habitats), usually above 2,000 m (6,561') above sea level.
Species:
- Disterigma acuminatum
- Disterigma agathosmoides
- Disterigma alaternoides
- Disterigma appendiculatum
- Disterigma baguense
- Disterigma balslevii
- Disterigma bracteatum
- Disterigma campanulatum
- Disterigma campii
- Disterigma chocoanum
- Disterigma codonanthum
- Disterigma cryptocalyx
- Disterigma dumontii
- Disterigma ecuadorense
- Disterigma empetrifolium
- Disterigma fortunense
- Disterigma hammelii
- Disterigma hiatum
- Disterigma humboldtii
- Disterigma leucanthum
- Disterigma luteynii
- Disterigma micranthum
- Disterigma noyesiae
- Disterigma ollacheum
- Disterigma ovatum
- Disterigma panamense
- Disterigma parallelinerve
- Disterigma pentandrum
- Disterigma pernettyoides
- Disterigma pilosum
- Disterigma pseudokillipiella
- Disterigma rimbachii
- Disterigma staphelioides
- Disterigma stereophyllum
- Disterigma synanthum
- Disterigma trimerum
- Disterigma ulei
- Disterigma utleyorum
- Disterigma verruculatum
- Disterigma weberbaueri
Notes and References
- Web site: Disterigma (Klotzsch) Nied. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 15 May 2021 . en.
- Pedraza-Peñalosa . Paola . 2009 . Systematics of the Neotropical Blueberry Genus Disterigma (Ericaceae) . 20 March 2024 . Systematic Botany. 34 . 2 . 406–413 . 10.1600/036364409788606352 . 40211901 .
