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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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  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderEricales
  5. FamilyEricaceae
Native toBolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panamá, Peru
Observations recorded12,847

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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: 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

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