Summary
Verified:
01/22/1997
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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Common names
English
bell pepper – capsicum pepper – Cayenne pepper – cherry pepper – chili pepper – cone pepper – green pepper – long pepper – paprika – pimento pepper – red cone pepper – red pepper – sweet pepper – English (Australia)
green capsicum – French
piment doux – poivre de Cayenne – poivre d'Espagne – poivron doux – German
Cayennepfeffer – Gemüsepaprika – spanischer Pfeffer – Italian
peperoncino – peperone – peperone dolce – Japanese Rōmaji
tō-garashi – Portuguese
pimentão – Spanish
ají – chile – guindilla – jalapeno – pasilla – pimiento – poblano – serrano –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Cultivated
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Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 |
| Food additives | coloring | | Kunkel, G. Plants for human consumption. 1984 |
| Food additives | flavoring | | Kunkel, G. Plants for human consumption. 1984 |
| Human food | vegetable | | Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976 |
| Medicines | source of capsaicin | | Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976 |
| Vertebrate poisons | mammals | | Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants. 1985 |
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