Genus: Capsicum

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Last Modified 01/13/2012

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Nomenclature

Capsicum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 188. 1753.

List of Capsicum Species

References to Capsicum

  • Heiser, C. B. Jr.; Smith, P. G. 1953. The cultivated capsicum peppers. Econ. Bot. 7: 214-227.
  • Walsh, B. M.; Hoot, S. B. 2001. Phylogenetic relationships of Capsicum (Solanaceae) using DNA sequences from two noncoding regions: the chloroplast atpB-rbcL spacer region and nuclear waxy introns. Int. J. Plant Sci. 162: 1409-1418.