Capsicum frutescens
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Family Solanaceae
Taxonomy: Capsicum frutescens L.
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Capsicum fastigiatum Blume (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): ChI (doubtfully naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (19), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (2), NHNSW_2023 (17), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 21 traits from 47 records in 7 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- flower_colour (categorical): green (1); white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 15 mm (10-20 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 5 mm (3-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 5 mm (3-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): berry (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): red (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 100 mm (100-100 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 50 mm (50-50 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 2 cm (1-3 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); narrowly_ovate (1); ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3); shrub (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (1); short_lived_perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3); woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): prostrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnny (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 4 mm (3-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 2 m (2-2 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 14 | 19 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 13 | 17 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 4 | 4 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 2 | 2 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 2 | 2 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |