Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum (Chiltepin)

Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum

Common Name: Chiltepin, Desert Chile Pepper
Oˊodham Name: Aˊal Koˊokol Audio
Group: Crop Plants － Crop Plants

Description

Chiltepin peppers are cultivated from wild varieties which grow in mountain canyons of the Sonoran desert. The small berry-like fruit can be eaten ripe, when red in color, or green before they ripen. Harvest time for Chiltepin berries is in the fall. It is used as a spice and is high in vitamins A, C and riboflavin.

Classification

Kingdom Plantae － Plants

Subkingdom Tracheobionta － Vascular plants

Superdivision Spermatophyta － Seed plants

Division Magnoliophyta － Flowering plants

Class Magnoliopsida － Dicotyledons

Subclass Asteridae

Order Solanales

Family Solanaceae － Potato family

Genus Capsicum L. － pepper

Species Capsicum annuum L. － cayenne pepper

Variety Capsicum annuum L. var. glabriusculum (Dunal) Heiser & Pickersgill － cayenne pepper

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