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[Karpasruuti]

@HerbCasa It may cross with other wild cultivars that are close to it.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346046831_An_amazing_new_Capsicum_Solanaceae_species_from_the_Andean-Amazonian_Piedmont

 

[SatanicFlatIron]

I wish I could someday grow it. When seeds are publicly available.

I was wondering, who decides now when a Capsicum species will be publicly available? Aren't there international rules (e.g. 1993's convention on biological diversity)?

 

[Karpasruuti]

I was wondering, who decides now when a Capsicum species will be publicly available? Aren't there international rules (e.g. 1993's convention on biological diversity)?

Anyone I guess? Not sure if it is illegal to go pick a couple berries logally and then start to grow more and then after the first year or two start to share seeds..

Edit. Maybe ask the local ruler for permission.

 

[CaneDog]

There are commonly state/country laws against collecting and removing natural fauna including berries and seeds. Once removed, there are international laws, like CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), that may be applicable outside the country of origin if the plant is designated as threatened, endangered, etc. I suspect this combination has the effect of slowing/quieting trade in more newly discovered varieties, even once they've been removed from the source country.

 

[SatanicFlatIron]

I suspect this combination has the effect of slowing/quieting trade in more newly discovered varieties, even once they've been removed from the source country

Thanks CD. I agree, and I think that recently discovered species, especially in the Amazon, are probably uncommon, if not threatened