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Capsicum

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Also known as pepper, bell pepper

Capsicum () is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to the Americas, cultivated worldwide for their edible fruit, which are generally known as "peppers" or "capsicum". Chili peppers grow on five species of Capsicum. Sweet or bell peppers and some chili peppers are Capsicum annuum, making it the most cultivated species in the genus.

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Capsicum is a genus within the family Solanaceae, classified under the order Solanales and class Magnoliopsida. It is an accepted taxon of useful plants and allergens, described by Linnaeus in 1753. The genus serves as the source for chili pepper, bell pepper, capsaicin, and paprika, and has uses as a vegetable. Common names include pepper and 辣椒属.

Observations of the genus total 26,326, with 119,207 recorded occurrences. Media records number 399, and 1,429 records are held by institutions including ECOSUR, IBUNAM, INECOL, UACH, and FCN-UAQ in Mexico. The subject is referenced by 611 other encyclopedia articles and appears in 7,416 PubMed queries.

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Species

chili pepper

Capsicum

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderSolanales
  5. FamilySolanaceae
Native toAlabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
Observations26,326
Observations recorded119,207

Piments à Cachi, Province de Salta (Argentine) La fleur Capsicum séché dans un marché de Funchal à Madère au Portugal. Mars 2020. Capsicum est un genre de plantes de la famille des Solanacées (famille de la tomate et du tabac). C'est le nom générique des piments. On trouve par exemple l'espèce Capsicum frutescens, ou poivre de jardin courant, dont les variétés vont du doux au fort. Le fruit est une baie dont les graines sont contenues dans un péricarpe ayant la forme d'une gousse ou d'une cloche. Le genre Capsicum comprenant quarante espèces et quelque 300 variétés de cultivo (cultivars) de plantes produisant des baies charnues. Les cinq espèces les plus importantes, qui sont les seules domestiquées et cultivées, de piments sont Capsicum annuum, Capsicum baccatum, Capsicum chinense, Capsicum frutescens et Capsicum pubescens. Pour le consommateur, la famille des piments produit les poivrons, le paprika et les piments. Les piments ont différentes formes et tailles, mais ils appartiennent tous au genre Capsicum. Ils sont cultivés ou poussent de façon sauvage au Mexique, aux États-Unis, en Amérique du Sud, aux Caraïbes, en Afrique, en Inde, en Chine et Asie du Sud-Est, etc .

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,429
With media
399
Family
Solanaceae
Collections
ECOSUR, IBUNAM, INECOL, UACH, FCN-UAQ
Recorded in
Mexico
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Research

7,416 papers

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Etymology and names
  • Phylogeny
  • Growing conditions
  • Species and varieties
  • Species list
  • Formerly placed here
  • Genetics
  • Breeding
  • Capsaicin
  • Cuisine
  • GRAS
  • Synonyms and common names
  • Pictures of common cultivars
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Capsicum () is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to the Americas, cultivated worldwide for their edible fruit, which are generally known as "peppers" or "capsicum". Chili peppers grow on five species of Capsicum. Sweet or bell peppers and some chili peppers are Capsicum annuum, making it the most cultivated species in the genus.

==History== Capsicum is native to South America and Central America. These plants have been evolving for 17 million years. It was domesticated and cultivated at least since 3000 BC, as evidenced by remains of chili peppers found in pottery from Puebla and Oaxaca.

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