| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Disterigma empetrifolium (Kunth) Nied. |
| Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 11: 209 (1889) |
| Native Range | nw. Venezuela to w. South America |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 2500-4500m |
| Description | leaves minute, 3-8mm, imbricate, lanceolate or oblong, obtuse or acute, coriaceous, rigid, serrulate to entire, glabrous, flowers axillary, solitary, shortly pedicellate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Disterigma epacridifolium (Benth.) Nied. Disterigma leiopodandrum S.F.Blake Disterigma margaricoccum S.F.Blake Disterigma penaeoides (Kunth) Nied. Metagonia empetrifolia (Kunth) Nutt. Metagonia penaeoides (Kunth) Nutt. Vaccinium empetrifolium Kunth Vaccinium epacridifolium Benth. Vaccinium penaeoides Kunth Vaccinium penaeoides f. densa Wedd. Vaccinium penaeoides f. empetrifolia (Kunth) Wedd. Vaccinium penaeoides var. epacridifolium (Benth.) Wedd. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |