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South-East Brazilian
Wild Capsicum.
XVth EUCARPIA
Capsicum and Eggplant
C.hunzikerianum is very distinct from the others; it grows in marshy places in a very misty habitat in a narrow area in the Estação Biológica de Boracéia.
Plant is glabrous, with nodes and young branches violaceous and coriaceous leaves; calyx has 5 evident teeth; fruit is larger than in other species; flower is erect not geniculate; corolla is large, with greenish/yellowish spots in the throat and purplish red spots in the lobes.