Species of South-East Brazilian Wild Capsicum

Capsicum sp.9 (LBB1569)

Capsicum sp.9 LBB1569 grows at Caraça and it is characterized by linear leaves, up to 20 cm long and less than 2 cm wide.

Plant is quite pubescent, with mono-pluricellular thricomes; calyx has 5 well-formed teeth, sometimes with additional shorter teeth.

Flower is variable in size, very large (up to twice the size of flowers of other wild species), erect or, more often, intermediate, geniculate at anthesis, with greenish/yellowish spots reduced and purplish red spots very evident in the lobes.

Fruits are quite large and slightly irregularly shaped.

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Other species

» Capsicum villosum Sendtn.
» Capsicum schottianum Sendtn.
» Capsicum cornutum (Hiern) Hunz.
» Capsicum pereirae Barboza & Bianchetti
» Capsicum friburgense Bianchetti & Barboza
» Capsicum hunzikerianum Barboza & Bianchetti
» Capsicum buforum Hunz.
» Capsicum recurvatum Witas.
» Capsicum sp.6 (LBB1559, LBB1564, LBB1556)
» Capsicum sp.9 (LBB1569)
» Capsicum dusenii Bitter
» Capsicum flexuosum Sendtn.
» Capsicum caatingae Barboza & Agra
» Capsicum praetermissum Heiser & Smith
» Capsicum baccatum L. var. baccatum
» Capsicum villosum Sendtn. var. muticum Sendtn.