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Capsicum annuum
chili pepper
As recorded: Capsicum annuum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Parker, J.; Parsons, R.J.L. Parker →R. Parsons →
- Collector number
- BIED 167
- Date
- March 28, 2012
- Locality
- Shipman Industrial, Puna. UTM: 2172616N, 284889E.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- OED
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 28, 2012, Parker, J.; Parsons, R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Capsicum annuum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2012. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-01-12.

2025-01-12
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) kimrosales, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-15
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) kissakissa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-23
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2021-04-23
Honokaa, HI 96727, USA
(c) Mitch Van Dyke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2021-01-02
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Capsicum annuum. BISH 761788. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956617357. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/761788.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956617357 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
