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45g. Vaccinium Linnaeus sect. Batodendron (Nuttall) A. Gray, Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 3: 53. 1846.
Batodendron Nuttall, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 8: 261. 1842
Shrubs or trees, erect, 20-100 dm, not rhizomatous. Leaves tardily deciduous. Inflorescences terminal, racemes, 5-17-flowered, borne on previous year’s shoots or on older woody stems. Pedicels articulated with calyx tube. Flowers: sepals 5; petals 5, connate for nearly their entire lengths, corolla campanulate to urceolate; stamens 10, included; anthers with awns, tubules 3-4 mm, with terminal pores. Berries pseudo 10-locular. Seeds 2-7.
Species 7 (1 in the flora): c, se United States, Mexico, West Indies, Central America.
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