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Capsicum chinense Jacq.

Common name Köznév Scotch bonnet Scotch bonnet
Family Solanaceae
Genus Capsicum

Classification

Scientific name Tudományos név Capsicum chinense Jacq.
Common name Köznév Scotch bonnet Scotch bonnet
Family Solanaceae
Genus Capsicum

Common Names

  • Scotch bonnet
  • Bonnet pepper
  • Datil pepper

Botanical Garden Location

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Toxicity

Humans
family known toxic csaladban ismerten mergezo
Cats Dogs
family known toxic csaladban ismerten mergezo

Native Distribution

Ancient Rome | Tunisia | United States | Indonesia | Qing dynasty | Taiwan | Philippines | Venezuela | Brazil | Papua New Guinea | Peru | Bolivia | Colombia | Cuba | Mexico | United Kingdom | Ecuador | Italy | Soviet Union
Detailed Regions

the nature | but they are difficult to locate or are restricted to remote areas. Wild C. chinense (indigenous name: Pimi’ró) have been found in Roraima State (Brazil) | which confirms the occurrence of probable ancestors in the eastern lowlands of Amazonia. Capsicum chinense has been introduced into United States of America | Mexico through Cuba and Central and South America where is found cultivated or escaped from cultivation | it has also been introduced outside the Americas (Eastern Europe | Africa | Asia: China | Japan | Taiwan | India and others) mainly by Portuguese explorers. Capsicum chinense grows in wet tropical and subtropical forests where native communities cultivate it around their chakras or in-home gardens | between 100 and 800 (–1 | 800) m elevation. Wild populations in northern Brazil grow in lowlands and disperse spontaneously in fallow agriculture areas | before the beginning of the rainy period.

the nature | but they are difficult to locate or are restricted to remote areas. Wild C. chinense (indigenous name: Pimi’ró) have been found in Roraima State (Brazil) | which confirms the occurrence of probable ancestors in the eastern lowlands of Amazonia. Capsicum chinense has been introduced into United States of America | Mexico through Cuba and Central and South America where is found cultivated or escaped from cultivation | it has also been introduced outside the Americas (Eastern Europe | Africa | Asia: China | Japan | Taiwan | India and others) mainly by Portuguese explorers. Capsicum chinense grows in wet tropical and subtropical forests where native communities cultivate it around their chakras or in-home gardens | between 100 and 800 (–1 | 800) m elevation. Wild populations in northern Brazil grow in lowlands and disperse spontaneously in fallow agriculture areas | before the beginning of the rainy period.

Data confidence: high

Synonyms

  • Capsicum annuum var. cerasiforme (Mill.) Irish
  • Capsicum annuum var. chinense (Jacq.) Alef.
  • Capsicum annuum var. luteum (Lam.) Alef.