Non scientific name details for chilli pepper - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

chilli pepper

5 Accepted name(s) for "chilli pepper":

Accepted name
Capsicum annuum L.
Capsicum baccatum L.
Capsicum chinense Jacq.
Capsicum frutescens L.
Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav.

3 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Trade forms:	Plant parts:
Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)	Capsicum annum L.	Capsicum annuum L.	Capsicum annuum L.		Fruit
Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)	Capsicum baccatum L.	Capsicum baccatum L.	Capsicum baccatum L.		Fruit
Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)	Capsicum chinense Jacq.	Capsicum chinense Jacq.	Capsicum chinense Jacq.		Fruit
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)	Capsicum frutescens L.	Capsicum frutescens L.	Capsicum frutescens L.
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)	Capsicum frutescens L.	Capsicum frutescens L.	Capsicum frutescens L.
Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)	Capsicum frutescens L.	Capsicum frutescens L.	Capsicum frutescens L.		Fruit
Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)	Capsicum minimum Roxb.	Capsicum minimum Roxb.	Capsicum frutescens L.		Fruit
Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)	Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pavon,	Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav.	Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav.		Fruit

12 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "chilli pepper":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
capsici fructus acer	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
capsicum	Other	Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
cayenne	Other	Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
cayennepfeffer	Other	Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
chili	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
hot pepper	Other	Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
paprika	Other	Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
peperoncino arbustivo	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
piment	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
red pepper	Other	Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
tabasco	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
tabasco pepper	Other	Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)