Taxon: Capsicum geminifolium (Dammer) Hunz.

Summary

Genus:

Capsicum

Family:

Solanaceae

Subfamily:

Solanoideae

Tribe:

Capsiceae

Nomen number:

412507

Place of publication:

Huitieme Congr. Int. Bot. Paris, Compt. Rend. Séances Rapp. & Commun. sect. 4:73. 1956 ("1954")

Verified:

02/04/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym
Acnistus geminifolius Dammer

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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.
Eshbaugh, W. H. 1993. Peppers: history and exploitation of a serendipitous new crop discovery. In: Janick, J. & J. E. Simmon, eds., New crops 133.
Moscone, E. A. et al. 2007. The evolution of chili peppers (Capsicum - Solanaceae): a cytogenetic perspective. Acta Hort. 745:137-170. Note: a species of unknown chromosome number

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
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.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Boyacá	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.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Caquetá	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.
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.
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.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Risaralda	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.
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.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Cañar	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.
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.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Cotopaxi	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.
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.
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.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Los Ríos	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.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Morona Santiago	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.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Napo	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.
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.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Sucumbíos	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.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Zamora Chinchipe	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.
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.
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.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Cusco	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.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Huánuco	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.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Lambayeque	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.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Pasco	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.
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.

Native
Southern America

WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Antioquia, Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Huila, Risaralda, Caquetá], Ecuador [Azuay, Cañar, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Loja, Los Ríos, Morona Santiago, Napo, Pichincha, Zamora Chinchipe, Sucumbíos], Peru [Amazonas, Cajamarca, Cusco, Huánuco, Lambayeque, Pasco, 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.

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://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=412507. Accessed 1 November 2026.