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Genus of plants

Disterigma
Disterigma empetrifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Disterigma
(Klotzsch) Nied.

Disterigma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae, sometimes referred to as the neotropical blueberries, 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.

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References

  1. ^ "Disterigma (Klotzsch) Nied. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ Pedraza-Peñalosa, Paola (2009). "Systematics of the Neotropical Blueberry Genus Disterigma (Ericaceae)". Systematic Botany. 34 (2): 406–413. doi:10.1600/036364409788606352. JSTOR 40211901. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Disterigma
Vaccinium subg. Disterigma
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