Solanaceae
Capsicum

Capsicum hookerianum (Miers) Kuntze

First published in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 450 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ecuador to Peru. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ecuador, Peru

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Eggers, E. [15555], Ecuador Capsicum eggersii K000585902 isotype Yes
Jameson [s.n.], Ecuador Brachistus hookerianus K000585919 Yes
Jameson [s.n.], Ecuador Brachistus hookerianus K000585920 Yes
Jameson [s.n.], Ecuador Brachistus hookerianus K000585918 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