Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
7404.000 Capsicum
Bikandu, B., Lukoki, F., Habari, J.P., Ntore, S. & Sosef, M.S.M. (2020) Solanaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique
Description of the genus
Unarmed annual or perennial herbs. Flowers 1-few, extra-axillary or leaf-opposed. Calyx entire, truncate or shortly dentate, not accrescent. Corolla rotate to broadly campanulate, variously coloured. Stamens 5, ± exserted; anthers dehiscing by longitudinal splits. Fruit a berry, extremely variable in size, shape and colour. Worldwide: 10 species in tropical America Zimbabwe: 2 cultivated taxa. |
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| Species | Content |
| annuum L. var. annuum | Description, Image |
| frutescens L. | Image |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): CapsicumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Capsicum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Capsicum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Capsicum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Capsicum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Capsicum
JSTOR Plant Science: Capsicum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Capsicum
Plants of the World Online: Capsicum
Tropicos: Capsicum
Wikipedia: Capsicum