Capsicum baccatum L.

The New York Botanical Garden
“Plants of BOLIVIA
Solanaceae Capsicum baccatum L,
del. M. Nee, 2009
Depto. Tarua, Prov. Gran Chaco. 3.5 km N of valley of
Rio Pilcomayo, 37 km (by air) SE of Villa Montes, along
highway (this part still unpaved) from Villa Montes to
Isibobo and Paraguay, 37.9 km (by road) and 37 km (by air)
SE of Villa Montes, measuring from the highway intersection
with the Villa Montes-Camiri highway.
21°24’0rS, 63°07i53”W. alt. 435 m.
Chaco forest on low hills, grazed; soil sandy. With
Ruprechtia apétala, Saccelium lanceolatum, Achatocarpus
praecox. Calycophyllum multiflorum, Pereskia sachar osa,
Very few terrestrial bromeliads.
Corolla white. Fruit held erect, green, then orange to red-
orange.
Coll.: M. Nee & A. Molina O. 56085	27	March	2009
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