Capsicum schottianum

Capsicum schottianum is an erect shrub or small tree growing 1–5 m tall, with a zig-zag branching pattern and dichotomous sympodial units. Young stems are 3–4-angled, green or light purple, and pubescent with simple, uniseriate trichomes. Leaves are membranous, green above and light green beneath, with major and minor leaves differing in size and venation. Inflorescences are axillary, bearing 2–7 flowers per axil. The corollas are white with variable purple and greenish-yellow pigmentation, often with two large spots on each lobe. The calyx is pentagonal, with prominent main veins and small appendages. This species is part of the Atlantic Forest clade and exhibits intraspecific variation in corolla coloration. It is difficult to distinguish from C. campylopodium in herbarium specimens without mature fruits or corolla color data.