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Capsicum frutescens
Tabasco pepper
As recorded: Capsicum frutescens L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Seale, A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- May 4, 1903
- Locality
- Fate
- Island
- Efate
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 4, 1903, Seale, A. also collected 15 other specimens.
Capsicum frutescens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1903. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 220 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-26.

2026-09-26
Motril
(c) Nicolás Frías Ripalda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-11
XCFC+RM, Naha, 29952 Villa las Rosas, Chis., México
(c) Keila Noemi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-02
Finca San José, Sector El Rocío, Cajicá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
(c) Anais Arenas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-26
Troncal de la Costa, Zapotillo, Loja, EC
(c) Ariana Rogel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-25
Forene - Lot. Vila Rica, Rio Largo - AL, 57100-000, Brasil
(c) Ivynne marques, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-17
VCX5+4G, San Cayetano, Norte de Santander, Colombia
(c) ceciliaria, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Capsicum frutescens. BISH 181592. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956594414. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/181592.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956594414 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
