Solanaceae
Capsicum
Capsicum annuum

Capsicum annuum var. annuum

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is a cultigen from Central Mexico. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central

Introduced into:

Alabama, Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Austria, Bahamas, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Bulgaria, Burundi, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechia-Slovakia, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Inner Mongolia, Ireland, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Leeward Is., Line Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Maldives, Mali, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Missouri, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, South European Russia, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Suriname, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turks-Caicos Is., Türkiye, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wake I., West Himalaya, Windward Is., Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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Kew Backbone Distributions

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

This taxon has a temporary IPNI identifier and therefore an IPNI link cannot be provided, read more about this on the about powo page.

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan Capsicum cordiforme K000759469 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2643] Capsicum grossum K001116730 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2643] India Capsicum grossum K001116729 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bohnhof, M.H. [301] China Capsicum longum K000592617 Yes
Arsène, G. [142] Mexico Capsicum longum K000063188 Yes

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Kew's Living Collection Database

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0