Taxon: Capsicum rhomboideum (Dunal) Kuntze

Summary

Genus:

Capsicum

Family:

Solanaceae

Subfamily:

Solanoideae

Tribe:

Capsiceae

Nomen number:

426894

Place of publication:

Revis. gen. pl. 2:450. 1891

Verified:

07/31/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

3 (2 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Witheringia rhomboidea Dunal

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Capsicum ciliatum (Kunth) Kuntze
Solanum mendax Van Heurck & Müll. Arg.
Witheringia ciliata Kunth

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Moscone, E. A. et al. 2007. The evolution of chili peppers (Capsicum - Solanaceae): a cytogenetic perspective. Acta Hort. 745:137-170. Note: 2n=26
Parry, C. et al. 2022. Reproductive compatibility in Capsicum is not necessarily reflected in genetic or phenotypic similarity between species complexes. PLoS One 16:e0243689. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243689.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
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: treat as Capsicum ciliatum; an isolated taxon, sister to all other Capsicum studied

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León	Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas	Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas	Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo	Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca	Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave	Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica	Guanacaste	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica	Puntarenas	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador	Ahuachapán	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador	La Libertad	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador	San Miguel	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador	Santa Ana	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Baja Verapaz	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Escuintla	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Guatemala	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Huehuetenango	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Sacatepéquez	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Santa Rosa	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras	Francisco Morazán	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua	Boaco	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua	Estelí	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua	Granada	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua	Jinotega	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua	Matagalpa	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua	Nueva Segovia	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Anzoátegui	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Aragua	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Distrito Capital	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Falcón	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Guárico	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Mérida	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Miranda	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Nueva Esparta	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Portuguesa	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Trujillo	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Antioquia	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Caldas	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Cauca	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Cundinamarca	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Huila	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	La Guajira	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Magdalena	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Nariño	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Norte de Santander	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Santander	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Azuay	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Carchi	Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Chimborazo	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	El Oro	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Guayas	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Imbabura	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Loja	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Pichincha	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Amazonas	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Cajamarca	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Piura	Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica [Guanacaste, Puntarenas], Guatemala [Baja Verapaz, Escuintla, Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Sacatepéquez, Santa Rosa], Honduras [Francisco Morazán], Nicaragua [Boaco, Estelí, Granada, Jinotega, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia], El Salvador [Ahuachapán, La Libertad, San Miguel, Santa Ana]
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Anzoátegui, Aragua, Distrito Capital, Falcón, Guárico, Mérida, Miranda, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Trujillo]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Antioquia, Caldas, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Santander], Ecuador [Azuay, Carchi, Chimborazo, El Oro, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Pichincha], Peru [Amazonas, Cajamarca, Piura]

Reference(s)

Barboza, G. E. et al. 2022. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 200:1-423. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667. Note: 2n=26
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=426894. Accessed 11 May 2026.