Solanaceae
Capsicum
Capsicum baccatum

Capsicum baccatum var. baccatum

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Peru to Brazil and N. Argentina. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay

Introduced into:

Angola, Bermuda, Cape Verde, Cayman Is., Chad, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mozambique, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Edmonds, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa Solanaceae: 1-239.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1993). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hassler, E. [6070], Paraguay Capsicum microcarpum var. glabrescens K000585898 Yes
Mar 23, 1954 Glaziou, A.F.M. [8841], Brazil Capsicum microcarpum K001073025 Yes
Mar 23, 1954 Dusén, P. [10200], Brazil Capsicum microcarpum K001073024 Yes
Mar 1, 1954 Sellow, F. [221], Brazil Capsicum microcarpum K001073022 Yes
Mar 1, 1954 Burchell, W.J. [s.n.], Brazil Capsicum microcarpum K001073021 Yes
Mar 1, 1954 Burchell, W.J. [1319], Brazil Capsicum microcarpum K001073026 Yes
Mar 1, 1954 Burchell, W.J. [3460], Brazil Capsicum microcarpum K001073023 Yes
Hassler, E. [N2385], Paraguay Capsicum microcarpum K000585895 Yes
Harley, R.M. [10986], Brazil Capsicum microcarpum K001073020 Yes
Hassler, E. [5703], Paraguay Capsicum microcarpum K000585896 Yes
Hassler, E. [215], Paraguay Capsicum microcarpum K000585897 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0