Capsicum chinense
A species in the Solanaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Solanales
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Capsicum
- Species
- Capsicum chinense
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1777
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Capsicum chinense. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
30 synonyms in this snapshot
- Capsicum annuum var. cerasiformeIrish
- Capsicum annuum var. chinense(Jacq.) Alef.
- Capsicum annuum var. luteum(Lam.) Alef.
- Capsicum annuum var. milleri(Roem. & Schult.) Alef.
- Capsicum assamicumJ.Purkay. & Lok.Singh
- Capsicum cerasiformeWilld.
- Capsicum cerasiformeMill.
- Capsicum cerasiformeLam.
- Capsicum cerasiforme var. maurocarpumDunal
- Capsicum cereolumBertol.
- Capsicum conicumVell.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. globosumFingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. majusFingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. minusFingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. oliviformeFingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. subangulosumFingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. subsulcatumDunal
- Capsicum dichotomumVell.
- Capsicum frutescens var. cerasiformeL.H.Bailey
- Capsicum grossum var. cerasiforme(Lam.) C.B.Clarke
- Capsicum indicum var. humifusumDierb.
- Capsicum indicum var. luteum(Lam.) Dierb.
- Capsicum indicum var. ochranthumDierb.
- Capsicum luteumLam.
- Capsicum milleriRoem. & Schult.
- Capsicum odoriferumVell.
- Capsicum oxycarpumDunal
- Capsicum sinenseMurray
- Capsicum toxicariumPoepp. ex Fingerh.
- Capsicum ustulatumPaxton
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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