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Capsicum baccatum pendulum (Capsicum baccatum pendulum)

Description

Capsicum baccatum is a member of the genus Capsicum, and is one of the five domesticated pepper species. The fruit tend to be very pungent, and are 30,000 to 50,000 on the Scoville Heat Unit scale. This species of chili pepper includes the following cultivars: Ají amarillo also called yellow chili and ají escabeche. Pungent Pepper. Lemon drop, ají limon (not to be confused with ají limo, a Capsicum chinense cultivar). Bishop's crown, Brazilian Starfish, Wild Baccatum, Sugar Rush Peach. Pepper varieties in the C. baccatum species have white or cream colored flowers, and typically have a green or gold corolla. The flowers are either insect or self-pollinated. The fruit pods of the baccatum species have been cultivated into a wide variety of shapes and sizes, unlike other capsicum species, which tend to have a characteristic shape. The pods typically hang down, unlike a Capsicum frutescens plant, and can have a citrus or fruity flavor.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Solanales

            • Family: Solanaceae

              • Genus: Capsicum