Capsicum chacoense Hunz.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Capsicum

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 40-100 cm high. The leaves are narrowly oval and 2-6 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The fruit are red.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.7 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 2,000 m above sea level.
More
Not known
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The fruit are pungent and used as a spice. They can be used fresh or dried.
Uses food gene source medicinal spice
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Capsicum chacoense habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Capsicum chacoense fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Capsicum chacoense fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Capsicum chacoense world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), and Paraguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:44868-2
WFO ID wfo-0001020042
COL ID QT5G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Capsicum chacoense Capsicum chacoense var. tomentosum