Taxonomy of Capsicum sinense Jacq. and the geographic distribution of the cultivated Capsicum species

Taxonomy of Capsicum sinense Jacq. and the geographic distribution of the cultivated Capsicum species

1957

REP.PP-0118

A previously unrecognized cultivated pepper, Capsicum sinense Jacq., is reported from Central and South America. This species is most readily distinguished by the 3-5 flowers at each node, the declinate pedicels, and the circular constriction at the base of the calyx in fruit. Crosses between C. sinense and both C. annuum and C. frutescens, to which it appears most closely related, generally give hybrids showing some impairment of fertility. Notes on the geographical distribution of the other cultivated peppers, C. annuum, C. frutescens, C. pendulum, and C. pubescens, are also presented. [AS]

v.84:413-420, TORREY BOTANICAL CLUB, BULLETIN

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