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2. Capsicum - Wikipedia

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   The name pepper comes from the similarity of piquance (spiciness or "heat") of the flavor to that of black pepper, Piper nigrum, although there is no botanical relationship with it or with Sichuan pepper. The original term chilli came from the Nahuatl word chīlli, denoting a larger Capsicum variety cultivated at least since 3000 BC. [7]

3. List of Capsicum cultivars - Wikipedia

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   Capsicum chinense or "Chinese capsicum" is a misnomer since all Capsicum species originated in the New World. Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727–1817), a Dutch botanist, named the species in that way in 1776 because he believed they originated in China. Most of the peppers of this species have a distinctive flavor and are similar in flavor to ...

4. Capsicum annuum - Wikipedia

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   The genus Capsicum has over 30 species but Capsicum annuum is the primary species in its genus, as it has been widely cultivated for human consumption for a substantial amount of time and has spread across the world. This species has many uses in culinary applications, medicine, self defense, and can even be ornamental.

5. Chili pepper - Wikipedia

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   Black pearl pepper, an ornamental variety. The contrast in color and appearance makes chili plants interesting to some as a purely decorative garden plant. Black pearl pepper: small cherry-shaped fruits and dark brown to black leaves [61] Black Hungarian pepper: green foliage, highlighted by purple veins and purple flowers, jalapeño-shaped ...

6. Bell pepper - Wikipedia

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   The paprika or bell pepper (also known as sweet pepper, pepper, capsicum / ˈ k æ p s ɪ k ə m / [1] or in some places, mangoes [2]) is the fruit of plants in the Grossum Group of the species Capsicum annuum. [3] [4] Cultivars of the plant produce fruits in different colors, including red, yellow, orange, green, white, chocolate, candy cane ...

7. Capsicum lanceolatum - Wikipedia

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   Like almost all members of the genus, Capsicum lanceolatum is a bushy plant with a mostly slender, upright habit and a height of 1 to 5 m. Capsicum lanceolatum differs from all other species of the genus primarily in the combination of leaf shape and position. The leaves usually appear in pairs, with both leaves pointing roughly in the same ...

8. Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum - Wikipedia

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   Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum, a chili-pepper variety of Capsicum annuum, is native to southern North America and northern South America. [2] Common names include chiltepín, Indian pepper, grove pepper, chiltepe, and chile tepín, as well as turkey, bird’s eye, or simply bird peppers (due to their consumption and spread by wild birds; "unlike humans birds are impervious to the heat of ...

9. Capsicum chinense - Wikipedia

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   The scientific species name C. chinense or C. sinensis ("Chinese capsicum") is a misnomer. All Capsicum species originated in the New World. [7] Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727–1817), a Dutch botanist, erroneously named the species in 1776, because he believed it originated in China due to their prevalence in Chinese cuisine; it however was later found to be introduced by earlier European ...