Plant Details

Accepted name:: Capsicum annuum var. aviculare (Dierb.) D'Arcy & Eschbaugh [Solanaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies of:: Capsicum annuum L.
Infraspecies:: Capsicum annuum var. annuum

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
african bird pepper	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
anmak	Other	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016)
bird pepper	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
capsici fructus	Pharmaceutical	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th 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)
capsicum oleoresin	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
piquin	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
áti	Other	Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
fruit		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
fruit	dried fruit	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
fruit	oleoresin	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
fruit	dried ripe fruit	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
seed, fruit, leaf		Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
fruit	Dried ripe fruits	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 18 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum (Dunal) Heiser & Pickersgill Baileya 19: 156 (1975).
Capsicum annuum var. minimum (Mill.) Heiser Ci. & Nat. 7: 52 (1964), nom. superfl.
Capsicum frutescens var. minus Fingerh. Monogr. Capsic.: 17 (1832).
Capsicum minimum Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 10 (1768).
Capsicum angustifolium Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 420 (1852).
Capsicum annuum var. minus (Fingerh.) Shinners Baileya 4: 82 (1956).
Capsicum cerasiforme var. minus Fingerh. Monogr. Capsic.: 20 (1832).
Capsicum chlorocladum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 415 (1852).
Capsicum frutescens var. glabriusculum (Dunal) M.R.Almeida Fl. Maharashtra 3B: 356 (2001).
Capsicum havanense Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 49 (1818).
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. Arch. Apotheker-Vereins Nördl. Teutschl. 30: 30 (1829).
Capsicum indicum microcarpon Dierb. Arch. Apotheker-Vereins Nördl. Teutschl. 30: 29 (1829).
Capsicum laurifolium Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 418 (1852).
Capsicum microphyllum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 421 (1852).
Capsicum pendulum var. minus Fingerh. Monogr. Capsic.: 25 (1832).
Capsicum pendulum var. minus Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 425 (1852), nom. illeg.

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Capsicum annuum L. var. aviculare (Dierb.) D’Arcy & Eshbaugh	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Capsicum annuum L. var. glabriusculum (Dunal) Heiser & Pickersgill	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
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 var. glabriusculium (Dunal) Heiser & Pickersgill	Med. Pl. 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. minimum	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
Capsicum frutescens L. var. minimum	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Capsicum minimum	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)

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