Capsicum rhomboideum (Dunal) Kuntze belongs to the Solanaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Saracha, WDStevens27284--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. Kukamonga N of Esteli. 17 Jun 08. 074.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Specific Epithet
rhomboideum
Authorship
(Dunal) Kuntze
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
13.250000, -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.
