Table 1.

Differences between C. carassense and C. mirabile. Abbreviations. BA: Bahia, ES: Espírito Santo, RJ: Rio de Janeiro, SP: São Paulo, MG: Minas Gerais.

Character	Capsicum carassense	Capsicum mirabile
Indumentum	Moderately to densely pubescent	Glabrate to sparsely pubescent
Major leaf shape	Narrowly elliptical to lanceolate, apex acute to obtuse	Elliptical to ovate, rarely narrowly elliptical, apex acuminate to long acuminate
Major leaf length/width ratio	(4–) 5–10 (–16)	(2–) 2.5–4 (–4.9)
Buds colour	Cream with greenish-yellow tones	Purple
Calyx appendages	Long appendages (2.8–) 3–4 (–5) mm	Short to long appendages
		(0.4–) 0.5–1.5 (–3) mm
Corolla size	(8–) 10–12 mm long	(6–) 7.5–12 mm long
	13–20 mm in diameter	(9–) 10–13 mm in diameter
Distribution and ecology	Endemic to Serra do Caraça and surrounding areas (MG); mostly in semi-deciduous montane forests	Widely distributed in eastern and southern Brazil (BA, ES, RJ, SP, MG); mostly in dense ombrophilous montane forests