Capsicum cornutum
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Capsicum |
| Species: | C. cornutum |
| Binomial name | |
| Capsicum cornutum | |
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Capsicum cornutum is a species of wild chili pepper in the nightshade family Solanaceae. It is a subshrub or shrub native to the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in southeastern Brazil.[1]
The species was first described as Bassovia cornuta by William Philip Hiern in 1878. In 1954 Armando Theodoro Hunziker placed the species in genus Capsicum as C. cornutum.[1] It is one of the wild species of Capsicum treated in the 2022 monograph of the genus by Barboza and colleagues.[2]
Description
[edit]An erect shrub or subshrub 1–3.5 m tall, much branched with zig-zag branches; the young stems are densely covered with rusty (ferruginous) hairs. The leaves are ovate to broadly elliptic, the larger blades 6–16 cm long.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is native to the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, where it grows in a wet tropical climate.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Capsicum cornutum (Hiern) Hunz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
- 1 2 Barboza, Gloria E.; Carrizo García, Carolina; Bianchetti, Luciano de Bem; Romero, María V.; Scaldaferro, Marisel (2022). "Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae)". PhytoKeys. 200: 1–423. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. PMC 9881532. PMID 36762372.
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