Taxon: Capsicum baccatum L. var. umbilicatum (Vell.) Hunz. & Barboza

Genus:

Capsicum

Family:

Solanaceae

Subfamily:

Solanoideae

Tribe:

Capsiceae

Nomen number:

448641

Place of publication:

Kurtziana 26:27. 1998

Link to protologue:

Typification:

Name Verified on:

29-jul-2005 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 29-jul-2005

Species priority site is:

Accessions:

0 in National Plant Germplasm System

Other conspecific taxa:

Synonyms:

Basionym: Capsicum umbilicatum Vell.

Common names:

bishop's-hat (Source: Genet Res Crop Evol) - English
Christmas bell (Source: Genet Res Crop Evol) - English

Economic Importance:

Environmental: ornamental ()

Distributional Range:

Cultivated

Northern America

Mexico, United States

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Jamaica
BRAZIL: Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay

References:

Albrecht, E. et al. 2012. Genetic diversity and population structure of Capsicum baccatum genetic resources Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 59:517-538.
Hunziker, A. T. & G. E. Barboza 1998. Estudios sobre Solanaceae: 45. Sobre la presencia de Exodeconus en Argentina y una novedad en Capsicum baccatum (Kurtziana) 26:23-31.
Moscone, E. A. et al. 2007. The evolution of chili peppers (Capsicum - Solanaceae): a cytogenetic perspective Acta Hort. 745:137-170.

Check other web resources for Capsicum baccatum L. var. umbilicatum (Vell.) Hunz. & Barboza :

PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

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=448641. Accessed 7 junio 2026.