Disterigma empetrifolium

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Vaccinioideae
Tribus: Vaccinieae
Genus: Disterigma
Species: Disterigma empetrifolium
Name

Disterigma empetrifolium (Kunth) Nied., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 11(3): 209 (1889).
Synonyms

Disterigma empetrifolium Niedenzu
Disterigma epacridifolium (Benth.) Nied.
Disterigma leiopodandrum Blake
Disterigma margaricoccum S.F.Blake
Disterigma penaeoides (Kunth) Nied.
Metagonia empetrifolia (Kunth) Nuttall
Metagonia penaeoides (Kunth) Nuttall
Vaccinium empetrifolium Kunth
Vaccinium epacridifolium Benth.
Vaccinium penaeoides Kunth
Vaccinium penaeoides f. densa Wedd.
Vaccinium penaeoides subvar empetrifolia (Kunth) Wedd.
Vaccinium penaeoides var. epacridifolium (Benth.) Wedd.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America
Regional: Northern South America
Venezuela (Apure, Merida, Tachira), Colombia (Antioquia, Arauca, Boyac, Caldas, Casanare, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Meta, Nario, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindo, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle)
Regional: Western South America
Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia (La Paz)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Niedenzu, F.J., 1889. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 11(3): 209.

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Disterigma empetrifolium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 26. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Disterigma empetrifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Disterigma empetrifolium. Published online. Accessed: May 26 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Disterigma empetrifolium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 26.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Disterigma empetrifolium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names