Capsicum frutescens L.

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Capsicum frutescens L.

  • Habitat

    In primary forest cut and burned for cultivation.

  • Description

    Herb 40 cm tall, fruits green turning whitish.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05014441

    Occurrence ID: ffd052e4-73fd-4be0-a222-811b7cb6415b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Solanales

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Capsicum frutescens L. det M. H. Nee, 1986

PLANTS OF BRAZIL
SOLANAC.
det. M. Nee, 1986
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
05014441
Botanical studies undertaken through the sponsorship of
the U. S. Agency for International Development and
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientffico e
Tecnológico. Collaborating Institutions! Centro
Nacional de Recursos Genéticos, Empresa Bras ileíra
Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Instituto Estadual do Babapu,
The New York Botanical Garden.
No* 1539
Capsicum frutescens L.
Herb 40 cm tall, fruits green turning whitish.
Habitat:	In	primary	forest	cut	and	burned	for
cultivation.
Portuguese :
Guajajara :
"Pimenta de macaco”
»Ca i «tai »
Use:	This	Is said to be a wild species of pepper used
as a spicy condiment.
MARANHAO:	Posto	Indígena	Pindare'	(FUNAI	POST	—
Guajajara Indians), Mun. de Bom Jardim along Rio
Pindare^ ca. 15 km W pf Santa Inés. Lat* 3*30f Southj
Long. 45*301 West.
M.J. BaI ick, J.M. Frazáo, J.G.A. Vieira, 4 W.S. da
Silva.	I	Sep	1983
05014441