Vaccinium floribundum Kunth

An evergreen shrub. It grows 1-2 m high. It spreads twice as wide. It produces long arching growths. The leaves are oval and dark green. They have shallow teeth. The leaves are 1.3 cm long and they are crowded along the stems. The young stems are purple-red. The flowers are rose pink and cylinder shaped. They grow along the stems of the previous year's growth. They are in tightly packed groups 5 cm long. The fruit are red berries they turn blue-black with maturity. They are 5 mm across. They are edible.

Lower montane dry forest, premontane dry forest, montane moist to wet forest, montane cloud forest, subpáramo thickets, grass and Espeletia páramo, to superpáramo, at elevations of 1,400-4,350 metres.

The fruit are made into jams, drinks and pies.

It can be grown from seed or cuttings. The long arching branches should be pruned to give better fruiting. It benefits by being burnt to remove excessive old growth and weeds.