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Capsicum annuum var. annuum
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Family:
SOLANACEAE
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Citation: Capsicum annuum L., Sp. Pl. 188. 1753, var. annuum; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 941(661). 1923; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 279. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 275. 1989; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 245. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 466. 1997; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 575. 2009.
Capsicum annuum L. var. acuminata Fingerh., Mon. Gen. Caps. 13, t.2, f.c. 1832; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 190. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 249. 1985; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 494. 1990.
Capsicum purpureum Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 573. 1832.
Capsicum frutescens Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 239. 1883, non L.
Capsicum annuum L. var. longum Sendt., Flora 28: 172. 1845.
Capsicum bicolor Jacq., Fragm. 66. t. 99. f. 1. 1805.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
Chuvannamulaku, Kappalmulaku, Mulaku, Pachamulaku
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English name(s):
Cayenne pepper, Chilly, Long chilly, Red chilly, Red or Sweet peppers, Sapnish pimento
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Description:
Subshrubs, 60-150 cm high, usually laxly branched; stem angular, ± pubescent, especially on the younger parts. Leaves solitary or paired, 2-10 x 1-4 cm, ovate to lanceolate, acuminate; petioles 0.5-3 cm long. Flowers usually solitary, pendent at least in fruit. Calyx ± truncate, undulate. Corolla lobes lanceolate, 4 mm long, widely spreading. Fruit pendent, oblong-ovoid, ± acute, ca 5 cm long (see note below), yellow turning reddish, shining; seeds smooth, 3-5 mm diameter, yellow.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
Native to West Indies; widely cultivated all over the world
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
Yes
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Kasaragod, Vandalodu
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