Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Disterigma pernettyoides (Griseb. ex Wedd.) Nied. |
Synonyms | Vaccinium pernettyoides Griseb. ex Wedd. |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 2500-4000m |
Description | branchlets lanate, leaves 3-8mm, imbricate, oblong, acute, coriaceous, rigid, entire, glabrous, flowers axillary, solitary, shortly pedicellate, corolla 10mm, infundibuliform |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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