乌饭树(Vaccinium bractea- tum),又名西烛叶、珍珠花、苞越桔,为越桔科乌饭树属常绿灌木,多分枝,嫩枝红色,有灰褐色细柔毛；叶互生,近革质,卵状椭圆形或卵形；总状花序腋生,有微柔毛,花期5～6月；浆果球形,熟时紫黑色、味清甜,可食。它耐贫瘠,能在全光照或疏林下正常生长,我国南北各地均有 Vaccinium bractea-tum, also known as the West Candle leaves, pearl flowers, bud bilberry, is the evergreen shrubs of the branch of the genus Cochrane, much branched, reddish twig, with grayish brown pilose; leaves Alternate, nearly leathery, ovate-elliptic or ovate; racemes axillary, puberulous, flowering from May to June; berry globose, purple when cooked, taste sweet, edible. It is resistant to barren, can grow normally under full light or sparse forests, all over our country