Capsicum

Solanaceae25 espèces · 13 cultivars

Genus of ~35 species of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to the Americas. Five species are domesticated worldwide for their pungent or sweet fruits. Pungency is caused by capsaicinoids measured on the Scoville scale (SHU). Major diversity centre: Bolivia–Peru highlands.

Phylogénie

Cultivars(13)