Taxon: Capsicum chacoense Hunz.

 
Genus: Capsicum
Family: Solanaceae
Subfamily: Solanoideae
Tribe: Capsiceae
Nomen number: 8909
Place of publication: Darwiniana 9:228, fig. 2. 1950
Link to protologue:
Typification:
Name Verified on: 04-feb-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 12-jul-2018
Species priority site is: Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit, Griffin, GA (S9)
Accessions: 54 in National Plant Germplasm System (GoogleMap)

Common names:

Economic Importance:

  • Food additives: flavoring (fide F EntreR)
  • Gene sources: disease resistance for capsicum pepper (fide Euphytica 96:131. 1997)
  • Gene sources: secondary genetic relative of aji (based on crossability with Capsicum baccatum fide Biochem Genet 48:93. 2010)
  • Gene sources: secondary genetic relative of bell/chili pepper (based on crossability with Capsicum annuum fide Biochem Genet 48:93. 2010)

Distributional Range:

    Native

    Southern America
    • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Santa Cruz]
    • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, [Cordoba, Catamarca, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy (e. & s.), La Pampa, La Rioja, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tucuman] Paraguay [Alto Paraguay, Presidente Hayes (w.)]


References:

  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource on www.skud.info). 2012 (Kulturvaxtdatabas)
  2. Burkart, A. E., ed. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios. 1969- (F EntreR)
  3. Ince, A. G. et al. 2010. Genetic relationships within and between Capsicum species Biochem. Genet. 48:83-95.
  4. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. (F ConoSur)
  5. Moscone, E. A. et al. 2007. The evolution of chili peppers (Capsicum - Solanaceae): a cytogenetic perspective Acta Hort. 745:137-170.
  6. Pickersgill, B. 1997. Genetic resources and breeding of Capsicum spp. (Euphytica) 96:129-133.

Check other web resources for Capsicum chacoense Hunz. :

  • Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Databas of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
  • 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=8909. Accessed 7 junio 2026.