Vaccinium mekongense W. W. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 133. 1916; V. salweenense W. W. Smith; V. taliense W. W. Smith.

Leaf blade 3–4.5 × 1.2–2.2 cm, with 3–5 pairs of veins raised on both surfaces, fine venation ± evident, both surfaces subglabrous or abaxially sparsely shortly hispid on midvein; other parts of plant with fewer hairs.

Pinus and Quercus forests, thickets; 1700–2000 m. SW Sichuan, C and W Yunnan.