Capsicum annuum L.
var. annuum

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Shenstone, Mt Hampden

Synonyms:
Common names:	Green pepper (English) Sweet pepper (English)
Frequency:	Rare as an escape
Status:	Introduced
Description:	Much-branched annual or short-lived perennial herb, up to 1.5 m tall, widely cultivated for its edible fruits. Leaves ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 2.5-10 cm long, dark green, thinly textured to somewhat leathery, hairless except for scattered hairs in the axils of veins below; margin more or less entire, wavy. Flowers mostly solitary, white to greenish or bluish-white, drooping. Fruit very variable in shape, size, colour and taste.
Notes:	Note: two cultivars are grown in Zimbabwe. The narrow-fruited "hot-chillies" are used for flavouring, both fresh and dried. The large well-known, green, yellow or red, "sweet-peppers" (see photos) is eaten fresh or cooked. Both varieties are known as very occasional escapes from cultivation.
Derivation of specific name:	annuum: annual
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Worldwide distribution:	Widely grown cultivars originating from South America.
Zimbabwe distribution:	E
Endemic status:
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Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Sunday 1 June 2008
Literature:

Flora of Zimbabwe: native/naturalised Capsicum annuum page
African Plant Database: Capsicum annuum
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Capsicum annuum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Capsicum annuum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Capsicum annuum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Capsicum annuum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Capsicum annuum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Capsicum annuum
JSTOR Plant Science: Capsicum annuum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Capsicum annuum
Tropicos: Capsicum annuum
West African Plants database: Capsicum annuum