Saracha, WDStevens27284--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Kukamonga N of Esteli. 17 Jun 08. 074.jpg
Capsicum rhomboideum (Dunal) Kuntze belongs to the Solanaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Specific Epithet
rhomboideum
Authorship
(Dunal) Kuntze
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#202,805 of 335,497
Top 61%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Nicaragua, Esteli
13.25, -86.360833
Location Remarks
Km 168 on Hwy 1, 16 km N of Estelí, Cuesta de Kukamonga, nearly dry stream bed leading down to Río Estelí; dry forest draped with epiphytes, steep stream banks cut through soft conglomerates with dense epiphytes. 800-850 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Indiana Coronado, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, M. Salazar
Notes
Spreading shrub 2 m tall, flowers pendent, full yellow.
