Taxon:  Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum



Summary
Genus:
Capsicum
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Capsiceae
Nomen number:
311784
Verified:
01/22/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks. 
Other conspecific taxa
Capsicum annuum L. (4 active accession[s])
Capsicum annuum L. var. glabriusculum (Dunal) Heiser & Pickersgill (0 active accession[s])
Reference(s)
  1. Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
  2. D'Arcy, W. G. & W. H. Eshbaugh. 1974. New World peppers (Capsicum-Solanaceae) North of Colombia. A résumé . Baileya 19:98-99.
  3. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  4. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  5. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  6. International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
  7. Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
  8. Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
  9. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
  10. Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
  11. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  12. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  13. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  14. Monteiro da Silva, C. E. et al. 2011. Reproductive characterization of interspecific hybrids among Capsicum species. Crop Breed. Appl. Biotechnol. 11:241-249.
  15. Moscone, E. A. et al. 2007. The evolution of chili peppers (Capsicum - Solanaceae): a cytogenetic perspective. Acta Hort. 745:137-170.
  16. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  17. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  18. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  19. Silvar, C. & C. A. García- González. 2016. Deciphering genetic diversity in the origins of pepper (Capsicum spp.) and comparison with worldwide variability. Crop Sci. (Madison) 56:1-11.
  20. Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
  21. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  22. Sudré, C. P. et al. 2010. Genetic variability in domesticated Capsicum spp. as assessed by morphological and agronomic data in mixed statistical analysis. Genet. Molec. Res. 9:283-294. Note: this study examined 15 accessions of Capsicum annuum var. annuum, four from Mexico, and 11 from Brazil
  23. Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
  24. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English bell pepper 1 Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English capsicum pepper 1 Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English Cayenne pepper 1 Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English cherry pepper 1 Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English chili pepper 1 Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English cone pepper 1 Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English green pepper 1 Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English long pepper 1 Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English paprika 1 Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English pimento pepper 1 Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
English red cone pepper 1 Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English red pepper 1 Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English sweet pepper 1 Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English (Australia) green capsicum 2 Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
French piment doux 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French poivre de Cayenne as C. frutescens 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French poivre d'Espagne as C. baccatum var. baccatum 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French poivron doux 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German Cayennepfeffer as C. frutescens 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German Gemüsepaprika 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German spanischer Pfeffer 2 Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Italian peperoncino 2 International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Italian peperone 2 Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
Italian peperone dolce 2 International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmaji tō-garashi 2 Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Portuguese pimentão 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish ají 2 Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Spanish chile 2 Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Spanish guindilla 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish jalapeno 2 Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Spanish pasilla 2 Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Spanish pimiento 2 Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
Spanish poblano 2 Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Spanish serrano 2 Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    only cult.
Cultivated (only cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Food additivescoloring Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
Food additivesflavoring Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
Human foodvegetablefruitsLiberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Medicinessource of capsaicin Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Medicinessource of capsaicin McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Medicinessource of capsaicin Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311784. Accessed 21 November 2024.