Plant Details

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

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
ají	Other	Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)
ají rocoto	Other	Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)
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)
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)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Fruit		Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
fruit, leaf, seed, aerial part, flower		Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 7 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Brachistus lanceifolius Miers Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 3: 267 (1849).
Capsicum annuum var. violaceum Alef. Landw. Fl.: 134 (1866).
Capsicum lanceifolium (Miers) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 450 (1891).
Capsicum maximowiczii Regel & Rach Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1858: 40 (1859).
Capsicum pubescens var. oviforme Hassk. Bonplandia (Hannover) 8: 95 (1860).
Capsicum quitense Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 809 (1819).
Capsicum violaceum Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 49 (1818), nom. illeg.

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Capsicum pubescens	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) ISO Catalogue (2009) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav.	Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pavon	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pavon,	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)

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