Capsicum carassense
Capsicum carassense Barboza & Bianch.
Capsicum carassense is a shrub species in the Solanaceae family, native to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. It is distinguished from closely related species like C. mirabile by its moderate to dense pubescence, narrowly elliptic to lanceolate leaves, longer calyx appendages (up to 5 mm), and larger corollas (up to 20 mm in diameter). The species is part of the Atlantic Forest clade and is found in the Serra of Caraca and surrounding areas in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Description
Capsicum carassense is an erect shrub (0.8 - 3 m tall) with dichotomous branches and hollow, angled stems. The leaves are discolored, dark green above and paler beneath, with a moderate pubescence of simple and glandular trichomes. Major leaves are 6 - 16 cm long, narrowly elliptic to lanceolate, with 4 - 6 major veins on each side of the midvein. Minor leaves are 2.9 - 3.9 cm long, narrowly elliptic. Inflorescences are axillary with 2 - 4 flowers per axil, and corollas are up to 20 mm in diameter. The species is distinguished from C. mirabile by its indumentum, leaf shape, calyx appendage length, and corolla size. It is found in the Serra of Caraca and surrounding areas in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
Distribution
BR · Brazil Southeast