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Disterigma humboldtii

Botanic Family

Ericaceae

Author

(Klotzsch) Niedenzu

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Costa Rica
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Honduras
• Panama
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Pasture
• woodland
• montane forest
• thicket
• bog
• disturbed areas

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jul
• Aug
• Oct
• Nov

Hemi-epiphytic shrub or liana to 900mm, mostly glabrous. Leaves 12mm long. Axillary solitary or fasciculate flowers subtended by 2 bracts, glabrous corolla to 7mm long, white-pink flowers with pink lobes. Translucent pale purple or white fruit 8mm diameter.

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Standley