Capsicum pubescens is still primarily cultivated in South America although small amounts are grown in Guatemala and southern Mexico, especially Chiapas.
Rocoto (aka Locoto in Bolivia) is
Capsicum pubescens (hairy pepper).
Genetically part of taxa including
Capsicum pubescens and said to grow like a small tree.
Genetically part of taxa including
Capsicum pubescens.
The domesticate
Capsicum pubescens, for example, that is widespread in the mid-elevation Andes from Colombia to Bolivia, is barely represented in the herbarium collections of the world.
Capsicum pubescens forms a distinct genetic lineage.
Genetically it is part of taxa including
Capsicum pubescens and is more commonly known as «Ulupica».
In what is probably an extremely painful treatment, the ulcerous patients are fed fresh rocoto chiles (
Capsicum pubescens), one of the hottest varieties in the world.
-- Roger DewhurstRoger: The chile you have is
a Capsicum pubescens, variety» Canario», usually grown in mountain regions...
«Apple»; of the species
Capsicum pubescens.
He told me that the Aymara Indians of Bolivia conduct a spiritual cleansing ritual in which a mixture of various herbs, flowers, and locoto chile (
Capsicum pubescens) are placed in a pail of boiling water.
CT is trying to breed a species of chilli called rocoto (
Capsicum pubescens), so it can not only grow outdoors in the UK but will also ripen reliably.
Not exact matches
Pubescens is the only domesticated
Capsicum species with no wild form; however, two wild species, C. cardenasii and C. eximium, are closely related.
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Pubescens is the only domesticated
Capsicum...
Do you know, if C.
pubescens can self - pollinate and if it can cross-pollinate with other
Capsicums?
Capsicum Eximium, a closely related wild relative of
Pubescens and other wild species like Chacoense and Pratermissum also over winter well.
Of the five - domesticated / cultivated
capsicum species (Annuum, Chinense,
Pubescens, Frutescens & Annuum),
Pubescens tend to over winter best in my experience.