Capsicum annuum information from NPGS. Capsicum annuum. Capsicum annuum in bloom [edit] Familia: Solanaceae Subfamilia: Solanoideae Tribus: Capsiceae Genus: Capsicum Species:Capsicum annuum Varieties: C. a. var. annuum – C. a. var. glabriusculum Name[edit]
List of Capsicum cultivars. Major species and their taxonomic varieties:[1] Capsicum annuum, which includes bell peppers, cayenne, paprika, tabasco, and jalapeños Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculumCapsicum baccatum, which includes ají amarillo, ají limon and criolla sella Capsicum baccatum var. pendulumCapsicum baccatum var. praetermissum, which includes cumariCapsicum chinense, which includes habanero, sometimes included within C. annuum[2]Capsicum pubescens, which includes rocoto Capsicum frutescens is sometimes distinguished as a species separate from C. annuum,[3] while other botanists consider it and C. annuum to be conspecific.[4] Capsicum annuum[edit] Capsicum annuum, native to South America, is cultivated worldwide.
Capsicum annuum. Capsicum annuum is a species of the plant genus Capsicum native to southern North America and northern South America.[1][3] This species is the most common and extensively cultivated of the five domesticated capsicums.
The species encompasses a wide variety of shapes and sizes of peppers, both mild and hot, ranging from bell peppers to chili peppers. Cultivars are descended from the wild American bird pepper still found in warmer regions of the Americas.[4] In the past some woody forms of this species have been called C. frutescens, but the features that were used to distinguish those forms appear in many populations of C. annuum and there is no consistently recognizable C. frutescens species.[5] Characteristics[edit]