Capsicum frutescens

Tabasco pepper

As recorded: Capsicum frutescens L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by: Grant, M.L.
Collector number: 5119
Date: January 19, 1931
Locality: Borabora. District: Anau: Anau.
Island: Bora Bora
Region: Tevatapu District, French Polynesia
Elevation: 152 m
Identified by: Yamamoto, S.
Record type: Preserved specimen

131 Bishop specimens of Capsicum frutescens · collected 1893–2015Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 19, 1931, Grant, M.L. also collected 21 other specimens.

Capsicum frutescens observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1931. 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 18554. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956247749. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/18554.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956247749 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026