Biology:Capsicum schottianum
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Short description: Species of wild chili pepper
| Capsicum schottianum | |
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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. schottianum
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| Binomial name | |
| Capsicum schottianum Sendtn.
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Capsicum schottianum is a species of wild chili pepper in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to southeastern Brazil. It was described by Otto Sendtner in 1846, and is one of the wild species of Capsicum treated in the 2022 monograph of the genus by Barboza and colleagues.[1][2]
Description
An erect shrub 1–2.5 m tall, or a small tree 3–5 m tall, much branched with dichotomous zig-zag branches. The leaves are membranous, elliptic to ovate, the larger blades roughly 9.5–16.5 cm long (up to 25 cm). Flowers are borne two to five per leaf axil.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to southeastern Brazil, where it grows in a wet tropical climate.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Capsicum schottianum Sendtn.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:814851-1.
- ↑ 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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