Capsicum frutescens

Tabasco pepper

As recorded: Capsicum frutescens L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by: Moore, J.W.
Collector number: 201
Date: October 13, 1926
Locality: Growing at town of Uturoa.
Island: Raiatea
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On October 13, 1926, Moore, J.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Capsicum frutescens observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. 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 79277. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956265420. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/79277.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956265420 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026