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Disterigma

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Disterigma
Disterigma empetrifolium
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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,[1] sometimes referred to as the neotropical blueberries,[2] native to Mexico and Central America as well as Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Perú.[1] 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.[2]

Species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Disterigma (Klotzsch) Nied. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b 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.