Ericaceae FAMILY

Disterigma alaternoides

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Disterigma alaternoides can be a terrestrial or an epiphytic shrub, growing up to 4 metres tall[ 376 Title Neotropical Blueberries - The Plant Family Ericaceae Publication Author Luteyn. J.L. & Pedraza-Peñalosa. P. Website http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/lut2/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very comprehensive on-line guide to the Ericaceae of tropical America, giving full botanical descriptions, often with details of plant uses. ]. The fruit is gathered from the wild for local use, and is sometimes sold in local markets in Ecuador[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWestern S. America - Bolivia and Peru, north to Panama in Central America.

HabitatPremontane wet forest, montane moist, wet and rainforest, scrub vegetation, and subpáramo to páramo vegetation, mainly at elevations of 2,400 - 3400 metres, but found as low as 1,600 metres and up to 3,900 metres[ 376 Title Neotropical Blueberries - The Plant Family Ericaceae Publication Author Luteyn. J.L. & Pedraza-Peñalosa. P. Website http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/lut2/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very comprehensive on-line guide to the Ericaceae of tropical America, giving full botanical descriptions, often with details of plant uses. ].