Plant Details

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

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bonnet pepper	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
capsicum	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) ISO Catalogue (2009)
cayenne	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
chilli pepper	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
chillies and capsicums, whole or ground (powdered)	Other	ISO Catalogue (2009)
chilly	Other	ISO Catalogue (2009)
habanero	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
habanero pepper	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
habañero pepper	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
hot pepper	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
paprika	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
red pepper	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
tabasco pepper	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
áti	Other	Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Fruit		Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
seed, fruit, leaf		Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 29 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Capsicum annuum var. cerasiforme Alef. Landw. Fl.: 133 (1866), nom. superfl.
Capsicum annuum var. chinense (Jacq.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 132 (1866).
Capsicum annuum var. luteum (Lam.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 132 (1866).
Capsicum annuum var. milleri Alef. Landw. Fl.: 133 (1866).
Capsicum assamicum J.Purkay. & Lok.Singh Ozean J. Appl. Sci. 5: 56 (2012).
Capsicum cerasiforme Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 5 (1768).
Capsicum cerasiforme Willd. Enum. Pl.: 242 (1809), nom. illeg.
Capsicum cerasiforme var. maurocarpum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 422 (1852).
Capsicum cereolum Bertol. Horti Bonon. Pl. Nov. 1: 6 (1838).
Capsicum conicum Vell. Fl. Flumin. 2: t. 9 (1829), nom. illeg.
Capsicum cordiforme var. globosum Fingerh. Monogr. Capsic.: 30 (1832).
Capsicum cordiforme var. majus Fingerh. Monogr. Capsic.: 30 (1832).
Capsicum cordiforme var. minus Fingerh. Monogr. Capsic.: 30 (1832).
Capsicum cordiforme var. oliviforme Fingerh. Monogr. Capsic.: 30 (1832).
Capsicum cordiforme var. subangulosum Fingerh. Monogr. Capsic.: 29 (1832).
Capsicum cordiforme var. subsulcatum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 427 (1852).
Capsicum dichotomum Vell. Fl. Flumin.: 61 (1829).
Capsicum frutescens var. cerasiforme (Mill.) L.H.Bailey Gentes Herbarum 1: 129 (1923), nom. superfl.
Capsicum grossum var. cerasiforme (Mill.) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 4: 239 (1883), nom. superfl.
Capsicum indicum var. humifusum Dierb. Arch. Apotheker-Vereins Nördl. Teutschl. 30: 26 (1829).
Capsicum indicum var. luteum (Lam.) Dierb. Arch. Apotheker-Vereins Nördl. Teutschl. 30: 24 (1829).
Capsicum indicum var. ochranthum Dierb. Arch. Apotheker-Vereins Nördl. Teutschl. 30: 27 (1829).
Capsicum luteum Lam. Tabl. Encycl.: 2392 (1823).
Capsicum milleri Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 563 (1819), nom. superfl.
Capsicum odoriferum Vell. Fl. Flumin.: 61 (1829).
Capsicum oxycarpum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 426 (1852).
Capsicum sinense Murray Syst. Veg., ed. 14.: 226 (1784).
Capsicum toxicarium Poepp. Not. Natur- Heilk. 32: 228 (1832).
Capsicum ustulatum Paxton Paxton's Mag. Bot. 5: 197 (1838).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Capsicum chinense	ISO Catalogue (2009)
Capsicum chinense Jacq.	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Capsicum chinensis Jacq.	Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996) Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016)

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