Biology:Capsicum friburgense
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Short description: Species of wild chili pepper
| Capsicum friburgense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Capsicum |
| Species: | C. friburgense
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| Binomial name | |
| Capsicum friburgense Bianch. & Barboza
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Capsicum friburgense is a species of wild chili pepper in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to southeastern Brazil. It was described by Luciano de Bem Bianchetti and Gloria E. Barboza in 2005, and is treated in the 2022 monograph of the genus Capsicum by Barboza and colleagues.[1][2]
Description
An erect shrub 0.8–2.5 m tall (rarely to 3 m), the branches pendulous and dichotomously spreading in a zig-zag pattern. The young stems bear sparse simple hairs together with abundant minute glandular hairs. The leaves are ovate to elliptic, the larger blades roughly 8.5–13 cm long.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to central Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil, where it grows in a wet tropical climate.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Capsicum friburgense Bianch. & Barboza". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60441398-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Barboza, Gloria E.; Carrizo García, Carolina; Bianchetti, Luciano de Bem; Romero, María V.; Scaldaferro, Marisel (2022). "Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae)". PhytoKeys 200: 1–423. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. PMID 36762372.
Wikidata ☰ Q1035044 entry
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