Disterigma (Ericaceae: Vaccinieae)
By: Paola Pedraza-Peñalosa
Contributors: New York Botanical Garden; Organization for Flora Neotropica
Series: Flora neotropica -- monograph 108; Flora neotropica -- monograph no. 108.
Publisher: Published for the Organization for Flora Neotropica by the New York Botanical Garden Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Bronx, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9780893275136
Subjects: Ericaceae; Phylogeny; Classification
Description: "This is volume 108 in the Flora Neotropica series. Disterigma is a neotropical genus in the blueberry family which grows in the cloud forests and páramos of Central and South America. The shrubs bear relatively inconspicuous flowers, are typically small in stature, and have diverse growth forms. There are 32 recognized species of Disterigma, 26 of which inhabit the mountains of Colombia and Ecuador. In this monograph five species are described as new to science, seven names are placed into synonymy, and changes are made in the circumscription and nomenclature of three of the most widespread species of Disterigma. Photographs, illustrations, and distribution maps accompany the species descriptions. Dichotomous keys to all the taxa are provided, as are lists of specimens examined."--Publisher's description.
Notes: "Issued 29 December 2010"--T.p. verso.

Map on endpapers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-116) and indexes.

Abstract also in Spanish.