EPPO Global Database

Capsicum frutescens(CPSFR)

Overview
Code created in: 2004-04-19

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: CPSFR
  • Preferred name: Capsicum frutescens
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Native to Bolivia, Brazil, then introduced worldwide in historic times. Cultivated as a spice plant. C. frutescens traditionally refers to the "hot" small-fruited form used to produce the spice, while C. annuum (q.v.) refers to plants producing larger mild fruits consumed as a vegetable. Modern authors often refer all forms to C. annuum.


Common names
Name
Language
čili Croatian
bird chilli English
bird pepper English
bird's eye chilli English
Cayenne pepper English
chilli English
chilli pepper English
hot pepper English
piment d'oiseau French
piment de Cayenne French
piment enragé French
Cayenne-Pfeffer German
Chilli German
Chillipfeffer German
Vogelpfeffer German
Ziegenpfeffer German
laal mirch Hindi
mirch Hindi
मिर्च Hindi
लाल मिर्च Hindi
cili padi Indonesian
pepe d'uccelo Italian
peperone d'India Italian
peperone rabbioso Italian
malagueta Portuguese
pimenta-encarnada Portuguese
pimenteiro Portuguese
pimenteiro-de-Caiena Portuguese
pimento Portuguese
pimentão Portuguese
piri-piri Portuguese
gindungo Portuguese (AO)
кайенский перец Russian
чили Russian
ají de perro Spanish
guidilla Spanish
chile Spanish (HN)