Capsicum annuum

Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum
Scientific classification
Kinrick: Plantae
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Solanales
Faimily: Solanaceae
Genus: Capsicum
Species: C. annuum
Binomial name
Capsicum annuum
Varieties
Synonyms[2]
  • Capsicum abyssinicum A.Rich.
  • Capsicum angulosum Mill.
  • Capsicum axi Vell.
  • Capsicum bauhinii Dunal
  • Capsicum caerulescens Besser
  • Capsicum cerasiforme Mill.
  • Capsicum ceratocarpum Fingerh.
  • Capsicum cereolum Bertol.
  • Capsicum comarim Vell.
  • Capsicum conicum Lam.
  • Capsicum conoide Mill.
  • Capsicum conoides Roem. & Schult.
  • Capsicum conoideum Mill.
  • Capsicum cordiforme Mill.
  • Capsicum crispum Dunal
  • Capsicum cydoniforme Roem. & Schult.
  • Capsicum dulce Dunal
  • Capsicum fasciculatum Sturtev.
  • Capsicum fastigiatum Blume
  • Capsicum frutescens L.
  • Capsicum globiferum G.Mey.
  • Capsicum globosum Besser
  • Capsicum grossum L.
  • Capsicum indicum auct.
  • Capsicum longum DC.
  • Capsicum milleri Roem. & Schult.
  • Capsicum minimum Mill.
  • Capsicum odoratum Steud.
  • Capsicum odoriferum Vell.
  • Capsicum oliviforme Mill.
  • Capsicum ovatum DC.
  • Capsicum petenense Standl.
  • Capsicum pomiferum Mart. ex Steud.
  • Capsicum purpureum Vahl ex Hornem.
  • Capsicum pyramidale Mill.
  • Capsicum quitense Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Capsicum silvestre Vell.
  • Capsicum sphaerium Willd.
  • Capsicum tetragonum Mill.
  • Capsicum tomatiforme Fingerh. ex Steud.
  • Capsicum torulosum Hornem.
  • Capsicum tournefortii Besser
  • Capsicum ustulatum Paxton

Capsicum annuum is a species o the plant genus Capsicum hamelt tae soothren North Americae an northren Sooth Americae.[1][3] This species is the maist common an extensively cultivatit o the five domesticatit capsicums. The species encompasses a wide variety o shapes an sizes o peppers, baith mild an het, rangin frae bell peppers tae chili peppers. Cultivars are descendit frae the wild American bird pepper still foond in wairmer regions o the Americas.[4] In the past some widdy furms o this species hae been cried C. frutescens, but the featurs that wur uised tae distinguish those furms appear in mony populations o C. annuum an thare is na consistently recognizable C. frutescens species.[5]

References eedit

  1. a b "Capsicum annuum L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 22 Januar 1997. Archived frae the original on 5 Juin 2011. Retrieved 29 Julie 2010.
  2. "The Plant List". Archived frae the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  3. Latham, Elizabeth (3 Februar 2009). "The colourful world of chillies". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 8 Mairch 2009.
  4. Francis, John K. (9 September 2003). "Capsicum annuum L. bird pepper - USDA Forest Service" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. Zhi-Yun Zhang, Anmin Lu & William G. D'Arcy. "Capsicum annuum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 188. 1753". Flora of China. 17. pp. 313–313.