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Taxon:
Capsicum chinense
Jacq.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Capsicum
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Capsiceae
Nomen number:
8910
Place of publication:
Hort. bot. vindob. 3:38, t. 67. 1777
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/307184
Verified:
01/22/1997
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
Albrecht, E. et al.
2012. Genetic diversity and population structure of
Capsicum baccatum
genetic resources. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 59:517-538.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10722
Note:
for understanding the domestication of
Capsicum baccatum
this study included five samples of
C. chinense
since they grow in sympatry in part of their geographical ranges
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis.
2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
URL:
http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co/
Note:
cultivated
Bhavani, B. et al.
2020. Genetics of fruit oleoresin and capsaicin contents in chilli inter-species (
Capsicum annuum
×
C. chinense
) cross. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 1-3.
DOI:
doi:10.1017/S1479262119000418
.
URL:
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=PGR#
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Note:
lists as "
sinense
"
Carrizo García, C. et al.
2016. Phylogenetic relationships, diversification and expansion of chili peppers (
Capsicum
, Solanaceae). Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 118:35-51.
URL:
http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/content/by/year
Carvalho, S. I. C. et al.
2014. Morphological and genetic relationships between wild and domesticated forms of peppers (
Capsicum frutescens
L. and
C. chinense
Jacquin). Genet. Molec. Res. 13:7447-7464.
URL:
http://www.funpecrp.com.br/gmr2008b/index.asp
Costa Vilagelim, L. et al.
2009. Cross compatibility of domesticated hot pepper and cultivated sweet pepper. Crop Breed. Appl. Biotechnol. 9:37-44.
URL:
http://www.sbmp.org.br/cbab/siscbab/index.php
D'Arcy, W. G. & W. H. Eshbaugh.
1974. New World peppers (
Capsicum
-Solanaceae) North of Colombia. A résumé . Baileya 19:102.
Di Dato, F. et al.
2015. Genetic diversity and assessment of markers linked to resistance and pungency genes in
Capsicum
germplasm. Euphytica 204:103-119.
Note:
Netherlands journal of plant breeding
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Eshbaugh, W. H.
1993. Peppers: history and exploitation of a serendipitous new crop discovery. New crops 133.
Facciola, S.
1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Capsicum+chinense&quantity=1
Heiser, C. B. & B. Pickersgill.
1969. Names for the cultivated
Capsicum
species (Solanaceae). Taxon 18:282.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Ibiza, V. P. et al.
2012. Taxonomy and genetic diversity of domesticated
Capsicum
species in the Andean region. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 59:1077-1088.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10722
Jägger, M. et al.
2013. Guía de oportunidades de mercado para los ajíes nativos de Perú. Bioversity internationl. Bioversity International., The International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome, Italy. 1-70.
Jørgensen, P. M., ed.
Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.tropicos.org/projectwebportal.aspx?pagename=Home&projectid=13
Note:
cultivated
Kochieva, E. Z. et al.
2004. Assessment of genetic relationships in the genus
Capsicum
using different DNA marker systems. Proceedings of the XIIth EUCARPIA meeting on genetics and breeding of
Capsicum
and eggplant, Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands, 17-19 May, 2004
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Libreros, D. et al.
2013. Catálogo de ajíes (
Capsicum
spp.) peruanos promisorios conservados en el banco de semillas del INIA - Perú. Bioversity internationl. Bioversity International., The International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome, Italy. 1-49.
Mansfeld, R.
1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2.
Note:
lists as "
sinense
"
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Monteiro da Silva, C. E. et al.
2011. Reproductive characterization of interspecific hybrids among
Capsicum
species. Crop Breed. Appl. Biotechnol. 11:241-249.
URL:
http://www.sbmp.org.br/cbab/siscbab/index.php
Moreira P., A. F. et al.
2018. Genetic diversity, population structure and genetic parameters of fruit traits in
Capsicum chinense
. Sci. Hort. 236:1-9.
Moscone, E. A. et al.
2007. The evolution of chili peppers (
Capsicum
- Solanaceae): a cytogenetic perspective. Acta Hort. 745:137-170.
Moses, M. et al.
2014. Microsatellite based analysis of the genetic structure and diversity of
Capsicum chinense
in the Neotropics. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 61:741-755.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10722
Ortiz, R. et al.
2010. Classifying vegetable genetic resource - A case stusy with domesticated
Capsicum
spp. Sci. Hort. 126:186-191.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Pickersgill, B. et al.
1979. Numerical taxonomic studies on variation and domestication in some species of
Capsicum
. The biology and taxonomy of the Solanacae 679-699.
Pickersgill, B.
1997. Genetic resources and breeding of
Capsicum
spp. Euphytica 96:129-133.
Note:
Netherlands journal of plant breeding
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rodriguez, J. M. et al.
1999. Variation among and within
Capsicum
species revealed by RAPD markers. Theor. Appl. Genet. 99:147-156.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/122
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.
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.
URL:
http://www.funpecrp.com.br/gmr2008b/index.asp
Sui, Y. H. & N. B. Hu.
2015. Acquisition, identification and analysis of an interspecific
Capsicum
hybrid (
C. annuum
×
C. chinense
). J. Hort. Sci. Biotechnol. 90:31-38.
Note:
hybrids obtained by embryo rescue technique
Walsh, B. M. & S. B. Hoot.
2001. Phylogenetic relationships of
Capsicum
(Solanaceae) using DNA sequences from two noncoding regions: The chloroplast
atpB-rbcL
spacer region and nuclear
waxy
introns. Int. J. Pl. Sci. 162:1409-1418.
Note:
it commented that
Capsicum chinense
"does not have any true wild form"
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
English
bonnet pepper –
Reference(s)
datil pepper –
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habanero pepper –
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piri-piri pepper –
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squash pepper –
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yellow squash pepper –
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Portuguese (Brazil)
olho de peixe –
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olho de periquito –
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pimenta-de-cheiro –
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Spanish
rocotillo –
Reference(s)
Spanish (Peru)
ají charapita –
Reference(s)
aji limo –
Reference(s)
aji panca –
Reference(s)
Swedish
havannapeppar –
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Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
2
Cultivated
widely cult. in neotropics
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
s.
6
Other
possible origin w. Amazon basin
6
Other
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Amazonas
possible wild populations
Cultivated
REGION:
Southern America
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
(s.)
Other
REGION:
Southern America
BRAZIL:
Brazil
[Amazonas (possible wild populations)]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Food additives
flavoring
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References