Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus contains 10–20 species native to the eastern United States. Most workers agree that Vaccinium elliottii is a distinct species of sect. Cyanococcus, although sometimes it has been relegated to synonymy under V. corymbosum. As far as we are aware, the type of V. elliottii has never been clarified. A lectotype is designated here from a collection of A.W. Chapman. A morphological description of the species is provided to further aid in the application of the name.
