Other conspecific taxa:

• Capsicum baccatum (132 accessions)
• Capsicum baccatum var. baccatum (16 accessions)
• Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum (112 accessions)
• Capsicum baccatum var. umbilicatum (0 accessions)

Synonyms:

• Basionym: Capsicum praetermissum Heiser & P. G. Sm.

Economic Importance:

• Gene sources: primary genetic relative of aji (based on previously recorded crosses with Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum fide Int J Pl Sci 162:1411. 2001)
• Gene sources: secondary genetic relative of bell/chili pepper (based on the monophyly of the species fide Genet Res Crop Evol 2011)
• Gene sources: secondary genetic relative of habanero pepper (based on reports of successful hybridization with Capsicum frutescens, a closely related species of C. chinense fide Int J Pl Sci 162:1411. 2001)
• Gene sources: secondary genetic relative of Tabasco pepper (based on reports of successful hybridization with Capsicum frutescens fide Int J Pl Sci 162:1411. 2001)
• Gene sources: tertiary genetic relative of rocoto (based on reports of sterility in crosses of Capsicum pubescens with C. baccatum var. pendulum fide Int J Pl Sci 162:1411. 2001)

Distributional Range:

Native

Southern America

• BRAZIL: Brazil [Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo]
• SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay [Guaira, Paraguari]

References:

1. Albrecht, E. et al. 2012. Genetic diversity and population structure of Capsicum baccatum genetic resources Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 59:517-538.
2. Eshbaugh, W. H. 1980. The taxonomy of the genus Capsicum (Solanaceae) - 1980 (Phytologia) 47:154.
3. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. (F ConoSur)
4. Walsh, B. M. & S. B. Hoot 2001. Phylogenetic relationships of Capsicum (Solanaceae) using DNA sequences from two noncoding regions: The chloroplast atpB-rbcL spacer region and nuclear waxy introns Int. J. Pl. Sci. 162:1409-1418.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=102345. Accessed 7 junio 2026.