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The fruit (botanically a berry) of Capsicum plants has a variety of names depending on place and type. The more piquant varieties are called chili peppers , or simply chilis . The large, mild form is called bell pepper , or is named by color ( green pepper , green bell pepper , red bell pepper , etc.) in North America and South Africa , sweet ...
Generic Italian name for hot chili peppers, specifically the cultivars of the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens. Peperone crusco: Sweet Italy 0 SHU: Italian name for crispy pepper, a dry and sweet variety of capsicum annuum typical of the Basilicata region. Pequin: Small Hot Mexico 100,000–140,000 SHU: Also spelled piquín ...
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 ...
Fruits including tomatoes, tomatillos, eggplant/aubergine, bell peppers and chili peppers, all of which are closely related members of the Solanaceae.. The Solanaceae (/ ˌ s ɒ l ə ˈ n eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /), [2] or the nightshades, is a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of ...
Research from spacer data proved that the genera Lycianthes and Capsicum together form a highly supported clade that placed them in the tribe. [2] [3] Phylogenetic networks support placing the genera Capsicum and Lycanthes within a common bifurcating species tree. [4]
The shrub has oval glossy leaves sometimes growing to 7.5 cm (3 inches) in length, while generally green, depending on the cultivar the leaves can turn dark purple or black as the plant ages. [10] capsicum annuum are annual or biennial herbaceous plants that have a life cycle comprized of four stages (seedling, vegetation, flowering, and ...
Capsicum cardenasii is a plant species in the genus Capsicum and the family Solanaceae. It is a diploid with 2n=2x=24. It is a member within the C. pubescens complex, a group of closely related Capsicum species. It is closely related to C. eximium. It is native to the Andes, and it can be found in Bolivia and Peru. [1] The native name is ...
Each family's formal name ends in the Latin suffix -aceae and is derived from the name of a genus that is or once was part of the family. [ 3 ] The table below contains seed-bearing families from Plants of the World by Maarten J. M. Christenhusz (lead author), Michael F. Fay and Mark W. Chase , with two updated families [ a ] from Plants of the ...