Capsicum frutescens L.

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Capsicum frutescens L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 1022 with Jay Walker, Elijio Cocom & Polo Romero, 6 July 1995

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. East of Terra Nova Forest Reserve, West of Valley of Peace, ca. 20km North of Western Highway.

  • Habitat

    Margins of unpaved road. Manilkara zapota, Swietenia macrophylla, Nectandra sp., Attalea cohune, Psychotria spp., Hamelia spp. Limestone substrate.

  • Description

    Shrub. Small shrub; petals green, anthers dirty yellow, turning purple; fruit red. Phenology of specimen: Flower and Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 200640

    Occurrence ID: f19c52f8-9602-438b-81d8-0ae9496a211d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Solanales

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Capsicum frutescens L. det M. H. Nee, 1997
    Note: ! G Barboza (CORD) 2016

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    East of Terra Nova Forest Reserve, West of Valley of Peace, ca. 20km North of Western Highway

  • Elevation

    Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.35, -88.92

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HERBARIO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA, ARGENTINA (CORD)
Capsicum frutescens L.
Det. G. Barboza, 2016
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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Plants of BELIZE
No. 1022
Solanaceae
Capsicum frutescens L.
det. M. Nee, 1997
Belize. Cayo District.: East of Terra Nova Forest Reserve, West of
Valley of Peace, ca. 20km North of Western Highway. 17°21’N,
88°55’W. ca 100 meters altitude. Margins of unpaved road.
Manilkara zapota, Swietenia macrophylla, Nectandra sp., Attalea
cohune, Psychotria spp., Hamelia spp. Limestone substrate.
Small shrub; petals green, anthers dirty yellow, turning purple; fruit
red;
Local name: bird pepper [English].
D. E. Atha & Jay Walker, Elijio Cocom, Polo Romero
- , v_ ^	6 July 1995
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Ethnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project
Supported by The United States Agency for International Development
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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