Chili peppers
ku' yi (Guarani)
Shrub to 80 cm tall, profusely branched. Fruits red, piquant.
From: Alto Paraguay, Paraguay. Locality: Distrito Cap. Pablo Lagerenza, ca. 5 km S of Fortin Gabino Mendoza on road to Garay. Habitat: Open chaco forested grassland on stabilized sand dunes. Latitude: 20 deg. 05 min. 45 sec. South (-20.096), Longitude: 061 deg. 53 min. 55 sec. West (-61.899) (GPS coordinates). Elevation: 300 meters