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Capsicum

The genus Capsicum is in the family Solanaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Capsicum

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Capsicum aggregatum Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum albescens (Britton ex Rusby) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum angustifolium Dunal Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum annuum L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26 1
Capsicum anthropophagorum A. Chev. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Capsicum baccatum L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26 2
Capsicum buforum Hunz. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum caatingae Barboza & Agra Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum caballeroi M.Nee Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum campylopodium Sendtn. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum cardenasii Heiser & P.G.Sm. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum ceratocalyx M.Nee Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum chacoense Hunz. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum chinense Jacq. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum chlorocladum Dunal Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum coccineum (Rusby) Hunz. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum cornutum (Hiern) Hunz. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum cumanense Fingerh. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum curvipes Dunal Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum dicholomum Vell. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Capsicum dichotomum Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum dimorphum (Miers) Kuntze Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum dunalii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum dusenii Bitter Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum eriolarnyx (Dunal) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum eriolarynx Kuntze Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Capsicum eshbaughii Barboza Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Capsicum eximium Hunz. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum fasiculatum (Vell.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum flexuosum Sendtn. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum friburgense Bianch. & Barboza Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum fuscoviolaceum (Cufod.) C.V.Morton & Standl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum galapagoense Hunz. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum galapagoensis Hunz. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Capsicum geminifolium (Dammer) Hunz. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum gracilipes Dunal Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum grandiflorum Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum guatemalense Bitter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum havanense Kunth Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum hebephyllum (Miers) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum hebepodum (Dunal) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum hirsutum (Gaertn.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum hispidum Dunal Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum hookerianum (Miers) Kuntze Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum hornemannii Dunal Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum hunzikerianum Barboza & Bianch. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum inaequale Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum laeve (Dunal) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum lanceolatum (Greenm.) C.V.Morton & Standl. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum laurifolium Dunal Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum leptopodum (Dunal) Kuntze Accepted L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum leucocarpon Mill. ex Fingerh. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum longidentatum Agra & Barboza Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum luteum Lam. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum lycianthoides Bitter Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum maximowiczii Regel & Rach Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum micranthum Link Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum minimum Roxb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum minutiflorum (Rusby) Hunz. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum mirabile Sendtn. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum mositicum Toledo ex Handro Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum narunca Dunal Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum nigrum Willd. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum oxycarpum Dunal Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum parvifolium Sendtn. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum pereirae Barboza & Bianch. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum queenslandicum Domin Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Capsicum ramosissimum Witasek Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum recurvatum Witasek Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum rhomboideum (Dunal) Kuntze Accepted L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum richardii (Dunal) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum salicifolium Dunal Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum schottianum Sendtn. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum scolnikianum Hunz. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum sinense Jacq. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Capsicum spina-alba (Dunal) Kuntze Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum strictum Fingerh. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum subulatum Standl. & C.V.Morton Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum sylvaticum (Aubl.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum testiculatum Vis. ex Dunal Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum torulosum Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum tovarii Eshbaugh, P.G.Sm. & Nickrent Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum velutinum De Wild. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum villosum Sendtn. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Capsicum wildenowii G.Don Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26

Statistics

The Plant List includes 205 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Capsicum. Of these 40 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 72 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Capsicum. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 205 species names for the genus Capsicum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 40 19.5%
Synonym 112 54.6%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 53 25.9%

All names

The status of the 277 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Capsicum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 43 15.5%
Synonym 181 65.3%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 53 19.1%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 205 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Capsicum, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 38 81 0 0 119 58.0%
Low confidence 2 31 0 53 86 42.0%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Capsicum is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 2 8 0 5 0 15 7.3%
WCSP (in review) 38 104 0 48 0 190 92.7%