Bilberry
Vaccinium neilgherrense
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- February-September
How to identify Bilberry
Identify Bilberry by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Small edible blue-black berries (bilberry).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Ericaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bilberry.
Plant Details
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Ericaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- മണലമരം
About Bilberry
Bilberry (Vaccinium neilgherrense) is a shrub in the Ericaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen and shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to September.
Ericaceae
Heather Family
Bilberry belongs to the Ericaceae family.
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