Taxon: Capsicum baccatum L.

Genus:

Capsicum

Family:

Solanaceae

Subfamily:

Solanoideae

Tribe:

Capsiceae

Nomen number:

8907

Place of publication:

Mant. pl. 1:47. 1767

Link to protologue:

Typification:

Name Verified on:

22-ene-1997 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 12-jul-2018

Species priority site is:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit, Griffin, GA (S9)

Accessions:

132 in National Plant Germplasm System (GoogleMap)

Other conspecific taxa:

Common names:

bärpeppar (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish

Economic Importance:

Gene sources: secondary genetic relative of bell/chili pepper (based on crosses with Capsicum annuum fide Crop Breed Appl Biot 11:246. 2011)

Distributional Range:

Native

Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil (s.)
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina (n.), Paraguay

Cultivated

(widely cult.)

References:

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource on www.skud.info). 2012 (Kulturvaxtdatabas)
Monteiro da Silva, C. E. et al. 2011. Reproductive characterization of interspecific hybrids among Capsicum species Crop Breed. Appl. Biotechnol. 11:241-249.
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. :

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=8907. Accessed 7 junio 2026.