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Taxon:  Capsicum annuum L. var. glabriusculum (Dunal) Heiser & Pickersgill



Summary
Genus:
Capsicum
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Capsiceae
Nomen number:
102342
Place of publication:
Baileya 19:156. 1975
Verified:
01/22/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Capsicum annuum L. (171 active accession[s])
Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Capsicum hispidum Dunal var. glabriusculum Dunal

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Capsicum annuum L. var. aviculare auct.
Capsicum annuum L. var. minimum (Mill.) Heiser
Capsicum microphyllum Dunal
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Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. Flowering plants of Jamaica. 1972 Note: treats as C. baccatum L.
  2. Aguilar-Meléndez, A. et al. 2009. Genetic diversity and structure in semiwild and domesticated chiles (Capsicum annuum; Solanaceae) from Mexico. Amer. J. Bot. 96:1190-1202. http://www.amjbot.org
  3. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009 Note:
    • based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
    • http://www.skud.info
  4. ASDM Sonoran Desert Digital Library. Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum digital library (on-line resource). http://www.desertmuseumdigitallibrary.org/public/index.php
  5. Balick, M. J. et al. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85. 2000
  6. Eshbaugh, W. H. 1980. The taxonomy of the genus Capsicum (Solanaceae) - 1980. Phytologia 47:156. http://www.phytologia.org/
  7. Eshbaugh, W. H. 1993. Peppers: history and exploitation of a serendipitous new crop discovery. New crops. 1993 132-139.
  8. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. Flora de Veracruz. 1978- http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/publicaciones/flover.htm
  9. González-Jara, P. et al. 2011. Impact of human management on the genetic variation of wild pepper, Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum. PLoS One 6(12):e28715. http://www.plosone.org/
  10. Heiser, C. B., Jr. & B. Pickersgill. 1975. Names for the bird peppers (Capsicum - Solanaceae). Baileya 19:151-156.
  11. Hernández-Verdugo, S. et al. 2012. Caracterización y variación ecogeográfica de poblaciones de chile (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum silvestre del noroeste de México. Polibotanica 33:175-191. http://www.herbario.encb.ipn.mx/pb/eng/frame_en.htm
  12. Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
  13. Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. Arizona flora, ed. 2. 1969 Note: treats as C. baccatum L.
  14. Kraft, K. H. et al. 2013. A new collection of wild populations of Capsicum in Mexico and the southern United States. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 60:225-232. http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10722
  15. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  16. Liogier, H. A. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. 1984-
  17. Loaiza-Figueroa, F. et al. 1989. Patterns of genetic variation of the genus Capsicum (Solanaceae) in Mexico. Pl. Syst. Evol. 165:159-188. http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/606
  18. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
  19. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 Note: American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, MD
  20. Mongkolporn, O. & P. W. J. Taylor. 2011. Chapter 4. Capsicum. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, vegetables. 2011 43-57. Note: mentions as the only tetraploid (2n=48) species in the genus
  21. Monteiro da Silva, C. E. et al. 2011. Reproductive characterization of interspecific hybrids among Capsicum species. Crop Breed. Appl. Biotechnol. 11:241-249. http://www.sbmp.org.br/cbab/siscbab/index.php
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  26. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
  27. Sudré, C. P. et al. 2010. Genetic variability in domesticated Capsicum spp. as assessed by morphological and agronomic data in mixed statistical analysis. Genet. Molec. Res. 9:283-294. http://www.funpecrp.com.br/gmr2008b/index.asp
  28. Turner, B. L. et al. Atlas of the vascular plants of Texas. Sida Botanical Miscellany no. 24. 2003 Note: treats C. annuum L.
  29. University of Texas at Austin, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Native Plant Information Network database (on-line resource). http://www.wildflower.org/plants/
  30. 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. Note: as Capsicum annuum var. "avicular"
  31. Weakley, A. S. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas. 2007 http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm
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  34. Zijlstra, S. et al. 1991. Pollen tube growth in interspecific crosses between Capsicum species. HortScience 26:585-586.
Common names
English
American bird pepper –
bird pepper –
turkey pepper –
Spanish
ají –
chile pequin –
chilipiquin –
chiltepe –
chiltepin –
piquin –
Swedish
chiltepinpeppar –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja Sur 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo Leon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosi 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgiae.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCampeche 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacan 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQueretaro 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuintana Roo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatan 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizonas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAnguilla  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCayman Islands  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanNetherlands Antilles  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Kitts and Nevis  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Baja Sur]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida, Georgia (e.), Louisiana]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona (s.)]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles, Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
Food additives
Medicines
folklore (fide Herbs Commerce ed2) –


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