Taxon:  Capsicum baccatum L. var. pendulum (Willd.) Eshbaugh



Summary
Genus:
Capsicum
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Capsiceae
Nomen number:
70148
Place of publication:
Taxon 17:51-52.  1968
Verified:
01/22/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
364 (320  active, 315  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Capsicum baccatum L. (46 active accession[s])
Capsicum baccatum L. var. baccatum (27 active accession[s])
Capsicum baccatum L. var. umbilicatum (Vell.) Hunz. & Barboza (2 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Capsicum pendulum Willd.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. 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=24
  3. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  4. D'Arcy, W. G. & W. H. Eshbaugh. 1974. New World peppers (Capsicum-Solanaceae) North of Colombia. A résumé . Baileya 19:96.
  5. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  6. Eshbaugh, W. H. 1970. A biosystematic and evolutionary study of Capsicum baccatum (Solanaceae). Brittonia 22:31-43.
  7. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
  8. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  9. Heiser, C. B., Jr. & P. G. Smith. 1958. A new species of Capsicum from South America. Brittonia 10:194-201.
  10. Mansfeld, R. 1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2. Note: = Capsicum pendulum
  11. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  12. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: = Capsicum baccatum L. (aji pepper)
  13. Monteiro da Silva, C. E. et al. 2011. Reproductive characterization of interspecific hybrids among Capsicum species. Crop Breed. Appl. Biotechnol. 11:241-249.
  14. Ortiz, R. et al. 2010. Classifying vegetable genetic resources - A case study with domesticated Capsicum spp. Sci. Hort. 126:186-191.
  15. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  16. Rehm, S. & G. Espig. 1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics Note: = Capsicum baccatum
  17. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  18. Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
  19. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  20. van Zonneveld, M. et al. 2015. Screening genetic resources of Capsicum peppers in their primary center of diversity in Bolivia and Peru. PLoS One 10(9): e0134663.
  21. 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.
  22. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishaji  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
EnglishBrown's pepper  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
EnglishPeruvian pepper as Capsicum baccatum1Rehm, S. & G. Espig. 1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics Note: = Capsicum baccatum
Brazil (Portuguese)pimenta ardida  2Barboza, 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=24
Brazil (Portuguese)pimenta de cheiro amarela  2Barboza, 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=24
Brazil (Portuguese)pimenta de cheiro vermelha  2Barboza, 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=24
Frenchpiment chien  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanperuanischer Pfeffer  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Quichua (Peru)chinchi uchu  2Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
Spanishají  2Heiser, C. B., Jr. & P. G. Smith. 1958. A new species of Capsicum from South America. Brittonia 10:194-201.
Spanishpiris  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish (Argentina)ají vainilla  2Barboza, 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=24
Spanish (Argentina, Bolivia)ají picante  2Barboza, 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=24
Spanish (Bolivia)ají churcu  2Barboza, 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=24
Spanish (Bolivia)ullupica  2Barboza, 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=24
Spanish (Paraguay)locotito  2Barboza, 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=24
Spanish (Peru)ají escabeche  2Barboza, 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=24
Spanish (Peru)ají mirasol  2Ortiz, R. et al. 2010. Classifying vegetable genetic resources - A case study with domesticated Capsicum spp. Sci. Hort. 126:186-191.
Spanish (Peru)ayuyo  2Barboza, 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=24
Spanish (Peru)challuaruro  2Barboza, 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=24
Spanish (Peru)escabeche  2Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
Spanish (Peru)escabeche amarillo  2Barboza, 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=24
Spanish (Peru)escabeche colorado  2Barboza, 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=24
Spanish (Peru, Bolivia)ají amarillo  2Ortiz, R. et al. 2010. Classifying vegetable genetic resources - A case study with domesticated Capsicum spp. Sci. Hort. 126:186-191.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
2CultivatedSouthern America South America  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=24
Cultivated
Southern America
  • REGION: South America

Reference(s)
  1. 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=24
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivescoloring Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Food additivesflavoringas Capsicum baccatumRehm, S. & G. Espig. 1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics Note: = Capsicum baccatum
Medicinesfolkloreas Capsicum baccatumMcGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: = Capsicum baccatum L. (aji pepper)
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=70148. Accessed 15 April 2026.