Capsicum cardenasii
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| C. cardensii plant with immature fruit | |
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C. cardenasii
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Lua error in Module:Taxonbar/candidate at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Capsicum cardenasii is a plant from the Solanaceous family and genus Capsicum of plants. It is a diploid with 2n=2x=24. It is a member within the C. pubescens complex, a group of closely related Capsicum species. It is closely related to C. eximium. It is native to the Andes, and it can be found in Bolivia.[1] The native name is ulupica.[2]
Vegetative characteristics
Capsicum cardenasii, like most members of the Pubescens complex, is a perennial plant that develops woody stems. The plant can grow up 2-3 feet high with a width of 1-1.5 feet. The leaves are narrow, lanceolate and pubescent. Plants generally produce between 1 and 2 flowers at the internodes. The petioles grow erect and have campanulate, pendant flowers.[3] The corolla is white and purple colored.[2] The plant produces small, fleshy, red fruit. It is likely the wild ancestor of rocoto peppers.[4]
The plant requires a cool, freeze free environment and long growing season similar to its native environment in the Andes.[1]
Reproduction
After fertilization C. cardenasii develops small round red berries, sometimes referred to as chiltepins. The fruits contain a small number of seed. The fruit are pungent, near 30 000 SHU (Scoville Heat Units), making them quite spicy.
C.cardenasii is self-incompatible, exhibiting unilateral incompatibility.[5]
Uses
Its primary use is as a spice. Many wild Capsicums exhibit disease resistance of interest to plant breeders. C. cardenasii has been shown to be resistant to tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), and there is a possibility that one day this resistance may be transferred to other capsicum species through breeding.[2]
See also
References
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- ↑ http://www.botany.wisc.edu/courses/botany_940/06CropEvol/papers/Walsh%2601.pdf
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