Capsicum

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Capsicum
Red capsicum and cross section.jpg
Red bell pepper fruit and longitudinal section
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Subfamily: Solanoideae
Tribe: Capsiceae
Genus: Capsicum
L.[1]
Species

See text[2]

Capsicum includes all mild & spicy chili peppers including bell/sweet peppers.

Eating every cultivar of chili pepper (including ghost chili, naga jolokia, etc.) is not a part of this project!

References

  1. "Capsicum L". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  2. "Species records of Capsicum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-06-23.

Acknowledgements

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