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Taxon:  Capsicum parvifolium Sendtn.



Summary
Genus:
Capsicum
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Capsiceae
Nomen number:
412502
Place of publication:
C. F. P. von Martius, Fl. bras. 10:145. 1846
Verified:
02/04/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Barboza, G. E. et al. 2011. New endemic species of Capsicum (Solanaceae) from the Brazilian Caatinga: comparison with the re-circumscribed C. parvifolium. Syst. Bot. 36:768-781. Note: this study lectotypified Capsicum parvifolium
  2. Carrizo García, C. et al. 2016. Phylogenetic relationships, diversification and expansion of chili peppers (Capsicum, Solanaceae). Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 118:35-51.
  3. Eshbaugh, W. H. 1993. Peppers: history and exploitation of a serendipitous new crop discovery. New crops 133.
  4. Moscone, E. A. et al. 2007. The evolution of chili peppers (Capsicum - Solanaceae): a cytogenetic perspective. Acta Hort. 745:137-170. Note: this study reported two cytotypes; samples of Capsicum parvifolium were later re-identified as C. caatinga (see Syst Bot 36:771. 2011)
  5. Pozzobon Toniolo, M. et al. 2006. Chromosome numbers in wild and semidomesticated Brazilian Capsicum L. (Solanaceae) species: do x=12 and x=13 represent two evolutionary lines? Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:259-269. Note: this study confirmed Capsicum parvifolium as 2n=24
Common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
alecrim-quebrado –
jiriquiti –
pimenteira –
pimentinha –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahian.e.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilCeará 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMinas Gerais 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaíba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPernambuco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPiauí 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Norte 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaAragua 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaCarabobo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaFederal District 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaLara 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaSucre 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAtlántico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaMagdalena 
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Aragua, Carabobo, Federal District, Lara, Sucre]
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Bahia (n.e.), Ceará, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Atlántico, Magdalena]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=412502. Accessed 29 May 2025.