Characteristics
Dicots
Capsicum frutescens L.
TABASCO PEPPER
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A monograph of the genus did not cite any wild populations of this species in Florida (Barboza et al. 2022), cause for speculation that it is misapplied or introduced in Florida.
Native
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Classification
Citation
CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 189. 1753.
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INDIA: Without data, Herb. van Royen 908.244-150 (lectotype: L). Lectotypified by Heiser & Pickersgill, Taxon 18: 280. 1969.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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Specimens and Distribution
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