Capsicum chinense

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Capsicum chinense
Habanero chile - fruits (aka).jpg
Habanero fruits
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Capsicum
Species:
C. chinense
Binomial name
Capsicum chinense
Synonyms[1]
  • Capsicum sinense Murray
  • Capsicum toxicarium Poepp. ex Fingerh.

Capsicum chinense is a species of chili peppers that includes the habanero and the scotch bonnet.

References

  1. "Capsicum chinense Jacq". The Plant List.

Acknowledgements

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