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Capsicum eshbaughii
Capsicum eshbaughii is a wild species of chili pepper (genus Capsicum, family Solanaceae) endemic to central Bolivia. It was first described by Gloria E. Barboza in 2011 and named in honor of the American botanist William H. Eshbaugh for his pioneering work on wild Capsicum taxonomy. The species is distinguished by its dense indumentum consisting of various types of glandular trichomes, 10 calyx appendages, bright-red fruits, and a stellate corolla that is white with purple margins and greenish-yellow spots in the throat.
Capsicum eshbaughii is endemic to central Bolivia, where it occurs mainly in the Department of Santa Cruz, with one recorded collection from the Department of Cochabamba. It grows at mid-elevations between approximately 1,300 and 1,800 m (4,300 and 5,900 ft), occasionally up to 3,000 m (9,800 ft). The species inhabits semi-deciduous foothill forest, scrubland, and high-valley slopes near the southern margins of Amboró National Park, including the municipalities of Samaipata and Mairana. These areas form transitional ecotones between the Andean cloud-forest belt and the drier inter-Andean valleys of central Bolivia.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
