Some flowers of some of the wild varieties

[JohnF]

Comparison of C. baccatum var. praetermissum, C. praetermissum, C. cardenasii, and C. eximium along with notes about recent reclassification, some of which seems incorrect.

http://www.pbase.com/chiles400/some_wild_species_flowers

[Aji Inferno]

Comparison of C. baccatum var. praetermissum, C. praetermissum, C. cardenasii, and C. eximium along with notes about recent reclassification, some of which seems incorrect.

http://www.pbase.com/chiles400/some_wild_species_flowers

Very interesting comparison, John! I've done some of my own in the past - and they do sometimes reveal unexpected things...

It's true - PI-446909 can't be a baccatum var. baccatum because of the purple corolla. As for the cardenasii/eximium forms, there seems to be zillions of variations, some bell-shaped, some not, some stellar, some rotate, some reddish, some bluish... That plant really needs more research!