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Capsicum annuum is a domesticated species of the plant genus Capsicum native to Mexico, [citation needed]. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 534 pixelsFull resolution (2816 × 1880 pixel, file size: 4. ...
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Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms or Magnoliophyta) are one of the major groups of modern plants, comprising those that produce seeds in specialized reproductive organs called flowers, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. ...
Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ...
Asteridae is a botanical subclass of flowering plants in class Dicotyledon or Magnoliopsida. ...
Families at least the following: Solanaceae Convolvulaceae and others, varying between classification systems; for details see text The Solanales are an order of flowering plants, included in the asterid group of dicotyledons. ...
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Species C. annuum (incl. ...
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Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as , (May 13, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ...
Species C. annuum (incl. ...
Description
The plant is a herbaceous annual, with a densely branched stem. The plant reaches 0.5–1.5 m (20–60 in). Single white flowers bear the fruit which is green when unripe, changing principally to red, some varieties may ripen to brown or purple. This article is about the plants used in cooking and medicine. ...
Peas are an annual plant. ...
Cultivation While the species can tolerate most climates, they are especially productive in warm and dry climates.
Due to this climate tolerance, and the variety of flavors available, this New World plant spread across the world, possibly faster than any other crop.
Use
Food The species is a source of popular sweet peppers and hot chilli fruit, it is cultivated around the world. Despite being a single species, Capsicum annum has many cultivars, with a variety of names. In American English it is commonly known as the chili pepper or bell pepper. Species C. annuum (incl. ...
This Osteospermum Pink Whirls is a successful cultivar. ...
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In British English, they are all called peppers, whereas in Australian and Indian English there is no commonly-used name encompassing all its forms, the name capsicum being commonly used for bell peppers exclusively. British English (BrE, BE, en-GB) is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere in the Anglophone world. ...
Indian English refers to the dialects or varieties of English spoken primarily in India, and/or by first generation Indian diaspora elsewhere in the world. ...
Common varieties include:
The Aleppo Pepper is a variety of Capsicum annuum named after the town Aleppo in northern Syria. ...
Aneho is a town in south eastern Togo, lying between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Togo. ...
Binomial name Capsicum annuum L. For green peppercorns, see Black pepper. ...
The Cubanelle is a variety of sweet pepper. ...
Binomial name The jalapeño is a large to giant-size chili pepper that is prized for the cold, burning sensation that it produces in the left kidney when eaten. ...
Pimento is sometimes a synonym for Allspice. ...
The Poblano is a mild chile pepper, just slightly more spicy than a bell pepper . ...
Medicine Hot peppers are used in medicine as well as food in Africa.[1]
John Lindley (1799-1865) wrote in his 'Flora Medica' (1838)about Capsicum annuum, page 509: 'It is employed in medicine, in combination with Cinchona in intermittent and lethargic affections, and also in atonic gout, dyspepsia accompanied by flatulence, tympanitis, paralysis etc. Its most valuable application appears however to be in cynanche maligna and scarlatina maligna, used either as a gargle or administered internally.'
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This is a list of capsicum varieties, cultivars, and breeds. ...
References - ^ Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.
External links - PROTAbase on Capsicum annuum
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