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. cerasiformeName author: Irish
- Capsicum annuum var. chinenseName author: (Jacq.) Alef.
- Capsicum annuum var. luteumName author: (Lam.) Alef.
- Capsicum annuum var. milleriName author: (Roem. & Schult.) Alef.
- Capsicum assamicumName author: J.Purkay. & Lok.Singh
- Capsicum cerasiformeName author: Willd.
- Capsicum cerasiformeName author: Mill.
- Capsicum cerasiformeName author: Lam.
- Capsicum cerasiforme var. maurocarpumName author: Dunal
- Capsicum cereolumName author: Bertol.
- Capsicum conicumName author: Vell.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. globosumName author: Fingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. majusName author: Fingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. minusName author: Fingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. oliviformeName author: Fingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. subangulosumName author: Fingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. subsulcatumName author: Dunal
- Capsicum dichotomumName author: Vell.
- Capsicum frutescens var. cerasiformeName author: L.H.Bailey
- Capsicum grossum var. cerasiformeName author: (Lam.) C.B.Clarke
- Capsicum indicum var. humifusumName author: Dierb.
- Capsicum indicum var. luteumName author: (Lam.) Dierb.
- Capsicum indicum var. ochranthumName author: Dierb.
- Capsicum luteumName author: Lam.
- Capsicum milleriName author: Roem. & Schult.
- Capsicum odoriferumName author: Vell.
- Capsicum oxycarpumName author: Dunal
- Capsicum sinenseName author: Murray
- Capsicum toxicariumName author: Poepp. ex Fingerh.
- Capsicum ustulatumName author: Paxton
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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