Biology:Capsicum neei

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Short description: Species of wild chili pepper

Capsicum neei
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Capsicum
Species:
C. neei
Binomial name
Capsicum neei
Barboza & X.Reyes

Capsicum neei is a species of wild chili pepper in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to Bolivia. It was described by Gloria E. Barboza and Ximena Reyes in 2019, and is treated in the 2022 monograph of the genus Capsicum by Barboza and colleagues.[1][2]

Description

A low, erect shrub 0.70–2 m tall (rarely to 3 m), loosely branched with thin branches. The leaves are membranous, elliptic or ovate, the larger blades about 6.7–11 cm long. Flowers are borne two to four per leaf axil.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is native to central and southern Bolivia, where it grows in a seasonally dry tropical climate.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Capsicum neei Barboza & X.Reyes". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:3299850-4. 
  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. 

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