An amazing new Capsicum (Solanaceae) species from the Andean-Amazonian Piedmont

By

Barboza, Gloria Estela.
Carrizo García, Carolina
Scaldaferro, Marisel
Bohs, Lynn

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

167

Pages

13--29

Subjects

Andean clade , Capsicum , Chromosomes , Phylogeny , South America , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.167.57751

 

Abstract

Capsicum regaleBarboza & Bohs,sp. nov., a new species from the tropical wet forests of the eastern Andean slopes (Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru) is described and illustrated. This new species belongs to the Andean clade (all species 2n = 26) ofCapsicumand is similar toC. longifoliumBarboza & S.Leiva in its glabrescence, calyx morphology, and corolla and seed color but differs in its membranous and elliptic leaves, fleshy calyces, deeper stellate corollas, longer filaments, longer and purple fruiting pedicels, purple berries, and larger seeds. Its chromosome number was counted (2n = 26), a preliminary assessment of conservation status is given and discussed, and an updated identification key to the species of the Andean clade is provided.