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Disterigma
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.
Species:
40 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Disterigma empetrifolium
speciesDisterigma empetrifolium

Disterigma pernettyoides
speciesDisterigma pernettyoides

Disterigma alaternoides
speciesDisterigma alaternoides

Disterigma humboldtii
speciesDisterigma humboldtii

Disterigma acuminatum
speciesDisterigma acuminatum

Disterigma codonanthum
speciesDisterigma codonanthum

Disterigma panamense
speciesDisterigma panamense

Disterigma campii
speciesDisterigma campii

Disterigma rimbachii
speciesDisterigma rimbachii

Disterigma pentandrum
speciesDisterigma pentandrum

Disterigma ovatum
speciesDisterigma ovatum

Disterigma dumontii
speciesDisterigma dumontii
Disterigma ulei
speciesDisterigma ulei

Disterigma staphelioides
speciesDisterigma staphelioides

Disterigma noyesiae
speciesDisterigma noyesiae

Disterigma balslevii
speciesDisterigma balslevii

Disterigma cryptocalyx
speciesDisterigma cryptocalyx

Disterigma leucanthum
speciesDisterigma leucanthum
Disterigma weberbaueri
speciesDisterigma weberbaueri
Disterigma verruculatum
speciesDisterigma verruculatum
Disterigma trimerum
speciesDisterigma trimerum
Disterigma synanthum
speciesDisterigma synanthum

Disterigma stereophyllum
speciesDisterigma stereophyllum
Disterigma pseudokillipiella
speciesDisterigma pseudokillipiella
Disterigma pilosum
speciesDisterigma pilosum
Disterigma parallelinerve
speciesDisterigma parallelinerve
Disterigma ollacheum
speciesDisterigma ollacheum
Disterigma luteynii
speciesDisterigma luteynii
Disterigma hiatum
speciesDisterigma hiatum
Disterigma hammelii
speciesDisterigma hammelii
Disterigma fortunense
speciesDisterigma fortunense
Disterigma ecuadorense
speciesDisterigma ecuadorense
Disterigma chocoanum
speciesDisterigma chocoanum
Disterigma campanulatum
speciesDisterigma campanulatum
Disterigma baguense
speciesDisterigma baguense
Disterigma appendiculatum
speciesDisterigma appendiculatum
Disterigma agathosmoides
speciesDisterigma agathosmoides
Disterigma bracteatum
speciesDisterigma bracteatum
Disterigma micranthum
speciesDisterigma micranthum
Disterigma utleyorum
speciesDisterigma utleyorum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 273179.