Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Ericales > Family Ericaceae > Genus Vaccinium

Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Vaccinium*	L.	accepted genus name
*Oxycoccus*	Hill	heterotypic synonym
*Rhodococcum*	(Rupr.) Avrorin	heterotypic synonym
*Vaccinium sect. Rhodococcum*	Rupr.	heterotypic synonym

Species group names

*Oxycoccus macrocarpus*	Pers.	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Dutch: Cranberry sources: Dutch Species Register

English-United States: American Cranberry sources: Charles Hussey

Welsh: llygaeren America

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2. 1789.

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Citation

Valdés, B.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009): Ericaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=09C53231-43C6-4C5C-A3A7-86054C4E7DB5

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2009-10-12 by Valdés, B.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009): Ericaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

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