Capsicum tovarii (Solanaceae), a new species of pepper from Peru

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A new species ofCapsicum (Capsicum tovarii), found on the slopes of the Mantaro river basin, Departments Huancavelica and Ayacucho of Peru, is described. Distribution and relationships within the genus are discussed.

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  1. Department of Botany, Miami University, 45056, Oxford, OH

    W. Hardy Eshbaugh

  2. Department of Vegetable Crops, University of California, 95616, Davis, CA

    Paul G. Smith

  3. Department of Botany, Miami University, 45056, Oxford, OH

    Daniel L. Nickrent

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Eshbaugh, W.H., Smith, P.G. & Nickrent, D.L. Capsicum tovarii (Solanaceae), a new species of pepper from Peru. Brittonia 35, 55–60 (1983). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806051

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