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Taxonomic investigation reveals a distinct wild pepper species across Andean tropical wet forests, highlighting morphological and genetic diversity within the Capsicum Andean clade.
Capsicum regaleBarboza & Bohs,sp. nov., a new species from the tropical wet forests of the eastern Andean slopes (Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru) is described and illustrated. This new species belongs to the Andean clade (all species 2n = 26) ofCapsicumand is similar toC. longifoliumBarboza & S.Leiva in its glabrescence, calyx morphology, and corolla and seed color but differs in its membranous and elliptic leaves, fleshy calyces, deeper stellate corollas, longer filaments, longer and purple fruiting pedicels, purple berries, and larger seeds. Its chromosome number was counted (2n = 26), a preliminary assessment of conservation status is given and discussed, and an updated identification key to the species of the Andean clade is provided.
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