Plant Details

Accepted name:: Capsicum annuum L. [Solanaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
african bird pepper	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
ahmur	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ají	Other	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
anmak	Other	Med. Plants for Diabetes in C. America (Giovannini et al., 2016)
ata wewe	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
barkhannu	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
barkono	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
bell pepper	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bird pepper	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
birosi	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bolol	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
branmaricha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bruhi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
byadagi menasina kaayi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
capo-molago	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
capsici fructus	Pharmaceutical	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
capsici fructus pulveratus	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacopoeia 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
capsicum	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) ISO Catalogue (2009) Japanese Pharmacopoeia 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
capsicum annuum	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
capsicum oleoresin	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
capsicum pepper	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
capsicum tincture	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
cayenne	Other	Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cayenne pepper	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
cayennepfeffer	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
chak ik	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
chalie	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cherry pepper	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
chile	Other	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Pl. Res. of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, Mexico (Casas et al., 2001) Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
chile max	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
chili	Other	Kräuter Gewürze und Heilpflanzen (Bremness, 1994) Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
chili pepper	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
chilli	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995)
chilli pepper	Other	Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
chillies and capsicums, whole or ground (powdered)	Other	ISO Catalogue (2009)
chilly	Other	ISO Catalogue (2009)
chilly pepper	Other	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
cone pepper	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
cuvannamulaku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cápsico, fruto	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
donne menasina kaayi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
du	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
failayflah	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
failayflah hilwah	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
filfil romi	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
filfile	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
filfile-surkh	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
forotu	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
gach-mirichi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gachmarich	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
galakonda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gandharimensu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gemüsepaprika	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
green capsicum	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
green pepper	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gros piment	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ground paprika	Other	ISO Catalogue (2009)
guindilla	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
hirimirch	Other	Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
hot pepper	Other	Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
jalapeno	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
kappalmelaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kappalmulaku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katuvira	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katuvirah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kempu menasu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kempumenasu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khaarada menasinakaayi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khorsani	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
khursani	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
khursya	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kilikili	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
laal mirchee	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lajiao	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
lal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lalmarich	Other	Medicinal Plant Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
lalmirca	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lalmirch	Other	Medicinal Plant Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
lalmirich	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lanka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lawangi mirch	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lodachina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
long pepper	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
mafta	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
marcha	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
marchi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
maricha	Other	Medicinal Plant Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
marichi-phalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
marichiphalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
menasina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
menasina kaayi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
menasinakai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
milagai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
milakai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
milakay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mirapa kaayi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mirapa-singa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mirapakaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mirch	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
mircha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
mirchai	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
mirchee	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mirchi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mirepakaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
miris	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
miriyapukaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mirpakaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mirsinga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
molagay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mulagai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mulakay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mulaku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
oleoresin capsicum	Other	Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018-2019) Food Chemicals Codex, 6th Edn. (USP, 2008)
oleoresin paprika	Other	Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018-2019) Food Chemicals Codex, 6th Edn. (USP, 2008)
paccamulaku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
paprika	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) ISO Catalogue (2009) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
parankimulaku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pasilla	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
peperoncino	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
peperone	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
peperone dolce	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
perangimuluk	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pilipili	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
pilipili-hoho	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
pilpile-surkh	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pim	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
piment	Other	Les Plantes Arom. et Med. (Bremness, 1996)
piment des jardins	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
piment doux	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
pimenta malagueta	Other	Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
pimento	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
piquin	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
pittakarini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poivron	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
powdered capsicum	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
rakta	Other	Medicinal Plant Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
raktamarica	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
raktamaricah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
raktamaricha	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
red chilly	Other	Medicinal Plant Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
red pepper	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
saghakar	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
sak ik	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
seemai milagai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shimla mirch	Other	Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017)
simamirapa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
simamirepa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sir pan	Other	Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020)
sir pen	Other	Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020)
spanish pepper	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
sudmirapakaaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sudmirapakaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sweet pepper	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
tabasco pepper	Other	Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
tiksna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
totoshi	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
tsi-tra-ka	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
upperimulaku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
upperiparanki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
usimilagai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
usimulagay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
valmilagai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ya’ax ik	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
áti	Other	Med. Pl. E. Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
فليفله	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
فليفله حلوة	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
སིར་པན།	Other	Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020)
トウガラシ	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
トウガラシチンキ	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
トウガラシ末	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
fruit		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
fruit		Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
Fruit		Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002)
Fruit		Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000)
Fruit		Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Fruits		Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Fruit		Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017)
fruit		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Fruit		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
leaves		Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
fruit		Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
pods	dried pods	Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018-2019)
fruits		Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
fruit, seed		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
fruit	dried fruit	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
fruit	viscous liquid	Food Chemicals Codex, 6th Edn. (USP, 2008)
fruit	dried fruit	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
fruit	dried ripe fruit	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
fruit	fruit	Japanese Pharmacopoeia 15th edn. (2006)
seed, fruit, leaf		Med. Pl. E. Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
fruit		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
fruit		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
fruit	Dried ripe fruits	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
frutos maduros secos		Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
fruit		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 112 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Capsicum annuum var. aviculare (Dierb.) D'Arcy & Eschbaugh Phytologia 25: 350 (1973).
Capsicum annuum var. conoides (Mill.) Irish Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 9: 65 (1898), nom. superfl.
Capsicum annuum f. erectum Makino J. Jap. Bot. 3: 29 (1926).
Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum (Dunal) Heiser & Pickersgill Baileya 19: 156 (1975).
Capsicum annuum var. grossum (L.) Sendtn. Flora 28: 122 (1845).
Capsicum annuum var. longum (DC.) Sendtn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 10: 147 (1846).
Capsicum annuum var. minimum (Mill.) Heiser Ci. & Nat. 7: 52 (1964).
Capsicum annuum var. parvoacuminatum Makino J. Jap. Bot. 3: 30 (1926).
Capsicum frutescens var. conoides (Mill.) L.H.Bailey Gentes Herbarum 1: 129 (1923), nom. superfl.
Capsicum grossum L. Mant. Pl. 1: 47 (1767).
Capsicum longum DC. Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 86 (1813).
Capsicum minimum Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 10 (1768).
Capsicum tetragonum Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 3 (1768).
Capsicum abyssinicum A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 96 (1850).
Capsicum angulosum Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 4 (1768).
Capsicum annuum var. abbreviatum Fingerh. Monogr. Capsic.: 14 (1832).
Capsicum annuum subsp. abbreviatum (Fingerh.) Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital.: 497 (1882).
Capsicum annuum var. acuminatum Fingerh. Monogr. Capsic.: 13 (1832).
Capsicum annuum subsp. acuminatum (Fingerh.) Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital.: 497 (1882).
Capsicum annuum var. angulosum (Mill.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 132 (1866).
Capsicum annuum var. bicolor (Jacq.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 134 (1866).
Capsicum annuum var. cerasiforme Alef. Landw. Fl.: 133 (1866).
Capsicum annuum var. ceratocarpum (Fingerh.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 134 (1866).
Capsicum annuum f. chlorocarpum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 449 (1891).
Capsicum annuum var. conicum (Lam.) Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3. 1: 722 (1894), nom. illeg.
Capsicum annuum var. conicum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 132 (1866).
Capsicum annuum var. cordiforme (Mill.) Sendtn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 10: 148 (1846).
Capsicum annuum var. fasciculatum (Sturtev.) Irish Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 9: 68 (1898).
Capsicum annuum var. fingerhuthii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 133 (1866).
Capsicum annuum var. globiferum (G.Mey.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 132 (1866).
Capsicum annuum var. leptoceras Alef. Landw. Fl.: 132 (1866).
Capsicum annuum f. leucocarpum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 449 (1891).
Capsicum annuum f. luteum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 449 (1891), nom. illeg.
Capsicum annuum var. luteum (Lam.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 132 (1866).
Capsicum annuum subsp. microcarpon Dierb. Handb. Med.-Pharm. Bot.: 30 (1819).
Capsicum annuum var. milleri Alef. Landw. Fl.: 133 (1866).
Capsicum annuum f. nigrum (Willd.) Makino in Y.Iinuma, Somoku-Dzusetsu, ed. 3, 1: 59 (1907).
Capsicum annuum var. nigrum (Willd.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 134 (1866).
Capsicum annuum var. oblongoconicum (Dunal) Cufod. Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33(Suppl.): 860 (1963).
Capsicum annuum f. pendulum Makino J. Jap. Bot. 3: 29 (1926), nom. illeg.
Capsicum annuum var. pendulum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 132 (1866).
Capsicum annuum var. purpureum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 134 (1866).
Capsicum annuum var. pyramidale (Mill.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 132 (1866).
Capsicum annuum var. subconicum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 133 (1866), nom. superfl.
Capsicum annuum var. tetragonum (Mill.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 133 (1866).
Capsicum annuum f. violaceum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 449 (1891).
Capsicum annuum var. weinmannii Alef. Landw. Fl.: 133 (1866).
Capsicum axi Vell. Fl. Flumin.: 61 (1829).
Capsicum baccatum Rodschied Obs.: 38 (1796), nom. illeg.
Capsicum bauhini Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 428 (1852).
Capsicum bicolor Jacq. Fragm. Bot.: 66 (1809).
Capsicum caerulescens Besser Cat. Jard. Bot. Krzemieniec: 27 (1816).
Capsicum cerasiforme Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 5 (1768).
Capsicum cerasiforme Willd. Enum. Pl.: 242 (1809), nom. illeg.
Capsicum ceratocarpum Fingerh. Monogr. Capsic.: 22 (1832).
Capsicum cereolum Bertol. Horti Bonon. Pl. Nov. 1: 6 (1838).
Capsicum chlorocladum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 415 (1852).
Capsicum comarim Vell. Fl. Flumin.: 60 (1829).
Capsicum conicum G.Mey. Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 112 (1818), nom. illeg.
Capsicum conicum Lam. Tabl. Encycl. 2: 26 (1794).
Capsicum conoideum Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 1 (1768).
Capsicum conoideum var. chordale Fingerh. Monogr. Capsic.: 15 (1832).
Capsicum conoideum var. oblongoconicum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 415 (1852).
Capsicum conoideum var. sulcatum Fingerh. Monogr. Capsic.: 15 (1832).
Capsicum cordiforme Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 2 (1768).
Capsicum crispum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 415 (1852).
Capsicum curvipes Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 423 (1852).
Capsicum cydoniforme Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 4: 561 (1819).
Capsicum dulce Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 428 (1852).
Capsicum fasciculatum Sturtev. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 15: 133 (1888).
Capsicum frutescens var. abbreviatum (Fingerh.) L.H.Bailey Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 659 (1914).
Capsicum frutescens var. acuminatum (Fingerh.) L.H.Bailey Cycl. Amer. Hort.: 242 (1910).
Capsicum frutescens var. cerasiforme (Mill.) L.H.Bailey Gentes Herbarum 1: 129 (1923), nom. superfl.
Capsicum frutescens var. fasciculatum (Sturtev.) L.H.Bailey Gentes Herbarum 1: 129 (1923).
Capsicum frutescens var. glabriusculum (Dunal) M.R.Almeida Fl. Maharashtra 3B: 356 (2001).
Capsicum frutescens var. grossum (L.) L.H.Bailey Gentes Herbarum 1: 129 (1923).
Capsicum frutescens var. longum (DC.) L.H.Bailey Gentes Herbarum 1: 129 (1923).
Capsicum frutescens var. queenslandicum Domin Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 572 (1928).
Capsicum globiferum G.Mey. Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 113 (1818).
Capsicum globosum Besser Cat. Jard. Bot. Krzemieniec: 27 (1816).
Capsicum grossum var. cerasiforme (Mill.) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 4: 239 (1883), nom. superfl.
Capsicum hamiltonii G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 447 (1838).
Capsicum hispidum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 419 (1852).
Capsicum hispidum var. glabriusculum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 420 (1852).
Capsicum indicum var. aviculare Dierb. Handb. Med.-Pharm. Bot.: 30 (1819).
Capsicum indicum var. conoideum (Mill.) Dierb. Arch. Apotheker-Vereins Nördl. Teutschl. 30: 28 (1829), nom. superfl.
Capsicum luteum Lam. Tabl. Encycl.: 2392 (1823).
Capsicum micranthum Link Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 190 (1821).
Capsicum milleri Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 4: 563 (1819), nom. superfl.
Capsicum narunca Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 414 (1852).
Capsicum nigrum Willd. Enum. Pl.: 242 (1809).
Capsicum odoratum Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 279 (1840).
Capsicum odoriferum Vell. Fl. Flumin.: 61 (1829).
Capsicum oliviforme Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 6 (1768).
Capsicum ovatum DC. Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 86 (1813).
Capsicum petenense Standl. Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. 461: 84 (1935).
Capsicum pomiferum Mart. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 279 (1840).
Capsicum pubescens Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 415 (1852), nom. illeg.
Capsicum purpureum Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2: 259 (1824), nom. illeg.
Capsicum purpureum Vahl ex Hornem. Hort. Bot. Hafn. 1: 224 (1813).
Capsicum pyramidale Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 7 (1768).
Capsicum quitense Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 4: 809 (1819).
Capsicum silvestre Vell. Fl. Flumin.: 60 (1829).
Capsicum sonitpurense Jintu Sarma & G.Dutta Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 24: 215 (2017).
Capsicum sphaerium Willd. Enum. Pl.: 241 (1809).
Capsicum tomatiforme Fingerh. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 279 (1840).
Capsicum torulosum Hornem. Hort. Bot. Hafn., Suppl.: 27 (1819).
Capsicum tournefortii Besser Cat. Jard. Bot. Krzemieniec: 27 (1816).
Capsicum ustulatum Paxton Paxton's Mag. Bot. 5: 197 (1838).
Capsicum velutinum De Wild. Pl. Bequaert. 1: 413 (1922), nom. illeg.
Capsicum violaceum Desf. ex Bosc in J.-F.-P.Déterville, Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. 18: 6 (1803).
Piper indicum Garsault Fig. Pl. Méd.: t. 459 (1764), opus utique rej.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Capsicum annum	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Medicinal Plant Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003) Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000)
Capsicum annum L.	Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018-2019) Food Chemicals Codex, 6th Edn. (USP, 2008) Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
Capsicum annuum	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015) Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007)
Capsicum annuum L.	A Check-list of the Korean Cultivated Plants (Mun-Chan et al., 1986) Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013) Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018-2019) Food Chemicals Codex, 6th Edn. (USP, 2008) Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) ISO Catalogue (2009) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Kräuter Gewürze und Heilpflanzen (Bremness, 1994) Les Plantes Arom. et Med. (Bremness, 1996) Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020) Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014) Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. Res. of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, Mexico (Casas et al., 2001) Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) SOTWP 2016: Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Plants and Fungi Project (2015) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Capsicum annuum L. var. aviculare (Dierb.) D’Arcy & Eshbaugh	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Capsicum annuum L. var. conoides Irish	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Capsicum annuum L. var. fasciculatum Irish forma erectum Makino	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Capsicum annuum L. var. glabriusculum (Dunal) Heiser & Pickersgill	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum Sendt.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Capsicum annuum L. var. minimum (Miller) Heiser	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
Capsicum annuum L. var. minutum Heisser	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Capsicum annuum L. var. parvoacuminatum Makino	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Capsicum annuum Linn.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa (2015)
Capsicum annuum Linnaeus	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
Capsicum annuum Linne	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)
Capsicum annuum Linné	Japanese Pharmacopoeia 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
Capsicum annuum Linné var. connoides Irish	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
Capsicum annuum var grossum	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015)
Capsicum annuum var. annuum	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015)
Capsicum annuum var. annuum hot cultivar group L.	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Capsicum annuum var. annuum sweet cultivar group L.	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculium (Dunal) Heiser & Pickersgill	Med. Plants for Diabetes in C. America (Giovannini et al., 2016)
Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculium (Dunal) Heiser et Pickersgill	Med. Pl. E. Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum (Dunal) Heiser & Pickersgill	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Capsicum annuum var. longum Sendt	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
Capsicum annuum var. minimum	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
Capsicum frutescens L. var. conoides Bailey	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Capsicum frutescens L. var. conoides Irish	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Capsicum grossum L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Capsicum longum	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015)
Capsicum minimum	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015)
Capsicum tetragonum	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015)

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