Ericaceae

Disterigma empetrifolium (Kunth) Nied.

Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Disterigma

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Disterigma empetrifolium (Disterigma empetrifolium) — FlowerPhoto: Nolan Exe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Quechua: Chini-chini, Chini chini, Chiri muti, Urqu muti

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 Kunth
Vaccinium penaeoides Kunth
Vaccinium penaeoides f. densa Wedd.
Vaccinium penaeoides f. empetrifolia (Kunth) Wedd.
Vaccinium penaeoides var. epacridifolium (Kunth) Wedd.

Flowers

In flower: June to April (from 46 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nolan Exe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nolan Exe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Leonel Roget, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Skjold Søndergaard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sabrina Setaro, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fabien Anthelme, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: LUFJARD, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yannick Pochon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: LUFJARD, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Efrain Freire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.