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Capsicum annuum L.

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Capsicum annuum L.
Capsicum annuum L.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymCapsicum angulosum Mill.
synonymCapsicum annuum f. bicolor Makino
synonymCapsicum annuum f. certoides Fingerh.
synonymCapsicum annuum f. incrassatum (Fingerh.) Makino
synonymCapsicum annuum var. cerasiforme Irish
synonymCapsicum annuum var. conoide (Miller) Irish
synonymCapsicum annuum var. conoides Irish
synonymCapsicum annuum var. fasciculatum (Sturtev.) Irish
synonymCapsicum annuum var. grossum (L.) Sendtner
synonymCapsicum axi Vell.
synonymCapsicum bicolor Jacq.
synonymCapsicum cerasiforme Mill.
synonymCapsicum chamaecerasus Nees
synonymCapsicum conicum Lam.
synonymCapsicum conoideum Miller
synonymCapsicum cordiforme Mill.
synonymCapsicum curvipes Dun.
synonymCapsicum cydoniforme Hort. ex Roem. & Schult.
synonymCapsicum fasciculatum Sturtevant
synonymCapsicum frutescens var. fasciculatum (Sturtev.) L.H.Bailey
synonymCapsicum frutescens var. grossum L.H.Bailey
synonymCapsicum frutescens var. longum L.H.Bailey
synonymCapsicum globosum Bess.
synonymCapsicum grossum Willd.
synonymCapsicum hamiltonii G. Don
synonymCapsicum longum DC.
synonymCapsicum milleri Roem. & Schult.
synonymCapsicum narunca Hort. Matr. ex Dun.
synonymCapsicum nigrum Willd.
synonymCapsicum olivaeforme Mill.
synonymCapsicum petenense Standl.
synonymCapsicum pomiferum Mart. ex Steud.
synonymCapsicum purpureum Vahl ex Hornem.
synonymCapsicum silvestre Vell.
synonymCapsicum sphaerium Willd.
synonymCapsicum tetragonum Mill.
synonymCapsicum tournefortii Bess.
synonymCapsicum violaceum Desf.
🗒 Common Names
Other
  • Capsicum
  • Cayenne Pepper
  • Chilli Pepper
  • Chuvannamulaku
  • Jalakia (Ass.)
  • Kappalmulaku
  • Mulaku
  • Paprika
  • Shimla Mirch शिमला मिर्च (Hindi)
  • Sweet Pepper
  • Usimilagai
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Diagnostic Keys
Herbs, with profuse branches.
Sanjib Barua
AttributionsSanjib Barua
Contributors
Sanjib Baruah
StatusUNDER_CREATION
LicensesCC_BY
References
    Description
    Habit: Herb
    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    AttributionsG. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Contributors
    StatusUNDER_CREATION
    LicensesCC_BY
    References
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      📚 Natural History
      Miscellaneous Details
      Notes: Plains to Mid Altitude, Cultivated, Native of Tropical America
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      AttributionsG. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors
      StatusUNDER_CREATION
      LicensesCC_BY
      References
        No Data
        📚 Habitat and Distribution
        Description
        Maharashtra: Nasik, Pune Karnataka: Hassan, Mysore Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: All districts
        G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
        AttributionsG. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
        Contributors
        StatusUNDER_CREATION
        LicensesCC_BY
        References
          No Data
          📚 Occurrence
          No Data
          📚 Demography and Conservation
          Risk Statement
          Common
          Sanjib Barua
          AttributionsSanjib Barua
          Contributors
          StatusUNDER_CREATION
          LicensesCC_BY
          References
            Threats
            Threats recoded
            Sanjib Barua
            AttributionsSanjib Barua
            Contributors
            StatusUNDER_CREATION
            LicensesCC_BY
            References
              Protection Legal Status
              It is found growing wild in the tropical forest
              Sanjib Barua
              AttributionsSanjib Barua
              Contributors
              StatusUNDER_CREATION
              LicensesCC_BY
              References
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                📚 Uses and Management
                Uses

                System of Medicines Used In

                Homoeopathy
                Homoeopathy
                Ayurveda
                Ayurveda
                Folk medicine
                Folk medicine
                Siddha
                Siddha
                Unani
                Unani
                Modern medicine
                Modern medicine
                Traditional chinese medicine
                Traditional chinese medicine
                System Of Medicines Used In

                Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Homoeopathy, Folk medicine, Unani, Siddha, Modern medicine, Traditional chinese medicine

                FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=439
                AttributionsFRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=439
                Contributors
                StatusUNDER_CREATION
                LicensesCC_BY
                References
                  No Data
                  📚 Information Listing
                  References
                  1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=439
                  1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                  Information Listing > References
                  1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=439
                  2. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987

                  Food habit and feeding pattern of Great One-horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) in Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park, Assam

                  Pranjal Mahananda
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                  📚 Meta data
                  🐾 Taxonomy
                  📊 Temporal Distribution
                  📷 Related Observations
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