Capsicum chinense
Bonnet Pepper, Datil Pepper
Other regional names: Habanero Pepper
- Habanero Pepper
Also known as: Capsicum annuum var. cerasiforme (Mill.) Irish +19 more
- Capsicum annuum var. cerasiforme (Mill.) Irish
- Capsicum annuum var. chinense (Jacq.) Alef.
- Capsicum annuum var. luteum (Lam.) Alef.
- Capsicum annuum var. milleri (Roem. & Schult.) Alef.
- Capsicum assamicum J.Purkay. & Lok.Singh
- Capsicum cerasiforme Lam.
- Capsicum cerasiforme Mill.
- Capsicum cerasiforme var. maurocarpum Dunal
- Capsicum cerasiforme Willd.
- Capsicum cereolum Bertol.
- Capsicum conicum Vell.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. globosum Fingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. majus Fingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. minus Fingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. olivaeforme Fingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. subangulosum Fingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. subsulcatum Dunal
- Capsicum dichotomum Vell.
- Capsicum frutescens var. cerasiforme (Mill.) L.H.Bailey
- Capsicum grossum var. cerasiforme (Lam.) C.B.Clarke
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Solanaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Capsicum chinense (commonly known as Bonnet Pepper or Datil Pepper) is a shrub within the Solanaceae family. It originates in South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Northern South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Brazil North, Guyana, Surinam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela