A shrub or small tree very near B. vitis-idaea and often intergrading with it, but generally with larger leaves and flowers, broader ♀ calyx-lobes and with the fruiting calyx sometimes equalling or exceeding the fruit in diameter.

Fl. Per.: March-August (cult.).

Types: ‘Les Indes’ (Poiter) (P-LAM).

Distribution: Philippines, E. Malesia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Australia.