Re: [CH] African devil chiles

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> The blossoms on both crook downward just behind the blossom.  I think I
> was told once this was typical of baccatum blossoms.  ???

C. baccatum has yellowish/greenish spots on corolla.  Pedicel is typically
_very_ long and erect, but often/usually curved, often enough so that
downwards (think in terms of swan neck).  Varietal differences of course
exist.  The spots are the definitive clue.  Nonetheless, most varieties of
C. baccatum can be identified as such by seeing nothing more than the stem
of mature fruits.

C. frutescens typically has erect pedicels, many varieties having a very
sharp crook just close to the flower, so that the flower itself faces
horizontal or downwards despite the very erect pedicel.  Varietal
differences of course exist in plentitude.

C. frutescens, C.  chinense, and C. annuum (and C. chacoense) have no
corolla spots.

 ---   Brent

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