Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Capsicum galapagoense
ají de Galápagos



Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Species
galapagoense
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
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"Galapagos Species Database, Capsicum galapagoense", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=762. Accessed 18 August 2025.