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Taxon: Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum

Genus: Capsicum
Family: Solanaceae subfamily: Solanoideae tribe: Capsiceae.
Nomen number: 311784
Name verified on: 22-Jan-1997 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 22-Jan-1997
Species priority site is: Southern Regional PI Station (S9).
Accessions: 4 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions ) or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.


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Common names:

  • bell pepper   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • capsicum pepper   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • Cayenne pepper   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • cherry pepper   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • chili pepper   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • cone pepper   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • green pepper   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • jalapeno pepper   (Source: web document) – English
  • long pepper   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • paprika   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  • pimento pepper   (Source: web document) – English
  • red cone pepper   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • red pepper   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • sweet pepper   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • green capsicum   (Source: Econ Pl Aust ) – English (Australia)
  • piment doux   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – French
  • poivre d'Espagne   (Source: Dict Rehm [as C. baccatum var. baccatum]) – French
  • poivre de Cayenne   (Source: Dict Rehm [as C. frutescens]) – French
  • poivron doux   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – French
  • Cayennepfeffer   (Source: Dict Rehm [as C. frutescens]) – German
  • Gemüsepaprika   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – German
  • spanischer Pfeffer   (Source: Zander ed14 ) – German
  • peperone   (Source: F Ital ) – Italian
  • pimentão   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Portuguese
  • ají   (Source: F Guat ) – Spanish
  • chile   (Source: F Guat ) – Spanish
  • guindilla   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Spanish
  • pasilla   (Source: web document) – Spanish
  • pimiento   (Source: Names Soukup ) – Spanish
  • poblano   (Source: web document) – Spanish
  • serrano   (Source: web document) – Spanish
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Economic importance:

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Distributional range:

      Cultivated:
  • only cultivated

References:

  • D'Arcy, W. G. & W. H. Eshbaugh. 1974. New World peppers (Capsicum - Solanaceae) north of Colombia: A resumé. Baileya 19:98–99.
  • Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. (Zander ed14)
  • Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978–. Flora de Veracruz. (F Veracruz)
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard)
  • Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. (Econ Pl Aust)
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3)
  • Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. (Food Feed Crops US)
  • McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. (Herbs Commerce ed2)
  • Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia. (F Ital)
  • Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) - on-line resource. (Pl Names)
  • Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. (Dict Rehm)
  • Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana. (Names Soukup)
  • Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946–1976. Flora of Guatemala. (F Guat)
  • Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943–1980. Flora of Panama. (F Panama)

Synonyms:


Check other databases for Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum:

  • Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops

Check other databases for images:

  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.
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