Vaccinium meridionale

Vaccinium meridionale, agraz or Andean blueberry, is a South American species in the section Pyxothamnus of the genus Vaccinium, part of the heath and heather family.

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It is a shrub which measures from 1.5 to 7 metres (5 to 23 feet) in height. The leaves are simple, alternate, elliptical to oval in shape, coriaceous (leathery), with a sharp, slight apiculate apex, cuneate base and a crenate margin. The flowers are tetramerous, or sometimes pentamerous, with a white corolla, possibly marked with pink or red. The inflorescence is racemic, producing 10 to 15 flowers per raceme. The fruits are round, approximately 1.2 centimetres (1⁄2 inch) in diameter, green during growth and dark red (giving the appearance of black or violet) upon reaching maturity, with an acidic taste.

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