Ericaceae
African blueberry
Vaccinium exul
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Vaccinium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Afrika-bloubessie, Afrikabloubessie, Bosbessiebos
- English
- African blueberry, African cranberry
Synonyms
- Vaccinium africanum Britten
- Vaccinium exul var. africanum (Britten) Brenan
Photos
Photo: Jimmy Whatmore, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jimmy Whatmore, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jimmy Whatmore, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jimmy Whatmore, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.