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Taxon:  Capsicum eximium Hunz.



Summary
Genus:
Capsicum
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Capsiceae
Nomen number:
8912
Place of publication:
Darwiniana 9:235, fig. 3. 1950
Verified:
02/04/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Capsicum eximium Hunz. var. eximium

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Reference(s)
  1. Barboza, G. E. 2011. Lectotypifications, synonymy, and a new name in Capsicum (Solanoideae, Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 2:23-38.
  2. Cabrera, A. L., dir. Flora de la provincia de Jujuy, Republica Argentina. 1977-
  3. Eshbaugh, W. H. & P. G. Smith. 1971. A new variety of chili pepper, Capsicum eximium var. tomentosum (Solanceae). Baileya 18:13-16.
  4. Eshbaugh, W. H. 1980. The taxonomy of the genus Capsicum (Solanaceae) - 1980. Phytologia 47:154.
  5. Eshbaugh, W. H. 1982. Variation and evolution in Capsicum eximium (Solanaceae). Baileya 21:193-198.
  6. Heiser, C. B., Jr. & P. G. Smith. 1958. New species of Capsicum from South America. Brittonia 10:194-201.
  7. Hunziker, A. T. 1998. Estudios sobre Solanaceae. XLVI. Los ajíes silvestres de Argentina (Capsicum). Darwiniana 36:202.
  8. Ibiza, V. P. et al. 2011. Taxonomy and genetic diversity of domesticated Capsicum species in the Andean region. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. DOI: 10.1007/s10722-011-9744-z
  9. Ibiza, V. P. et al. 2011. Taxonomy and genetic diversity of domesticated Capsicum species in the Andean region. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. DOI: 10.1007/s10722-011-9744-z
  10. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. 2008
  11. Kochieva, E. Z. et al. 2004. Assessment of genetic relationships in the genus Capsicum using different DNA marker systems. Proceedings of the XIIth EUCARPIA meeting on genetics and breeding of Capsicum and eggplant, Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands, 17-19 May, 2004. 2004
  12. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  13. Walsh, B. M. & S. B. Hoot. 2001. Phylogenetic relationships of Capsicum (Solanaceae) using DNA sequences from two noncoding regions: The chloroplast atpB-rbcL spacer region and nuclear waxy introns. Int. J. Pl. Sci. 162:1409-1418.
Common names
Aymara (Peru)
ulupica –
Quichua (Peru)
ulapuca –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaJujuy 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucuman 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaChuquisaca 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaCochabamba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaLa Paz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaPotosi 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaSanta Cruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaTarija 
Native
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Jujuy, Salta, Tucuman]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Potosi, Santa Cruz, Tarija]
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://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=8912. Accessed 30 August 2025.


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