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Capsicum L.

This genus name was first published in (B. L. R. & Greenm.) M.Martínez and (B. L. R. & Greenm.) M.Martínez, Sp. Pl. 1: 188., 1753.  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000006624.

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Statistics

Status Total %
■ unplaced 97 45%
■ synonym 81 38%
■ accepted 36 17%
Total 214

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Synonyms of Capsicum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Capsicum cydoniforme Hort. ex Roem. & Schult. H. R. & ex Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 4: 561. 1819, 1819. wfo-0001020069
Capsicum sp. – – — wfo-0001020233
Capsicum torulosum Vell. Vell., Fl. Flumin. 60. 1829 [1825 publ. 7 Sep-28 Nov 1829] ; see also Fl. Flumin. Icon. 2: t. 4. 1831. [1827 publ. 29 Oct 1831]. wfo-0001020247

Species in Capsicum ( showing species 1 to 10 of 36)

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Capsicum annuum L. Sp. Pl. 188. 1753 wfo-0001019982
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum abyssinicum A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 96. 1850 wfo-0001019977
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum annuum L. – wfo-0001019983
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum chlorocarpum Kuntze (L. ) Kuntze et al., Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 449. 1891, 1891. wfo-0001019984
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum leucocarpum Kuntze (L. ) Kuntze et al., Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 449. 1891, 1891. wfo-0001019985
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum luteum Kuntze (L. ) Kuntze et al., Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 449. 1891, 1891. wfo-0001019986
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum annuum subsp. annuum L. – wfo-0001019987
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum annuum var. annuum L. – wfo-0001019990
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum annuum var. aviculare (Dierb.) D'Arcy & Eshbaugh Phytologia 25(6): 350. 1973. wfo-0001019991
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum violaceum Kuntze (L. ) Kuntze et al., Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 449. 1891, 1891. wfo-0001020006
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum axi Vell. Fl. Flumin. 61. 1829 [1825]; Fl. Flumin. Icon. 2: t. 6. 1831 [1827]. wfo-0001020010
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum cerasiforme Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 5. 1768 [16 Apr 1768] wfo-0001020038
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum grossum L. Mant. Pl. 47. 1767 [15-31 Oct 1767] wfo-0001020115
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum hispidum Dunal Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 419. 1852 [10 May 1852] wfo-0001020124
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum hispidum var. hispidum Dunal – wfo-0001020126
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum longum DC. Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp. 86. 1813 wfo-0001020148
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum petenense Standl. Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. 461: 84. 1935 wfo-0001020197
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum silvestre Vell. Fl. Flumin. 60. 1829 [1825] Fl. Flumin. Icon. 2: t. 1. 1831 [1827] wfo-0001020224
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum annuum f. annuum – wfo-0001429835
Capsicum baccatum L. Mant. Pl. 47. 1767 [15-31 Oct 1767] wfo-0001020013
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum annuum var. baccatum (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 449. 1891 wfo-0001019992
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum comarim Vell. Fl. Flumin. 60. 1829 [1825]; Fl. Flumin. Icon. 2: t. 2. 1831 [1827]. wfo-0001020051
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum microcarpum Cav. Descr. Pl. (Cavanilles) 371. 1802 wfo-0001020162
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum fruticosum Sendtn. Sendtn., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 10: 146. 1846, 1846. wfo-0001020163
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum microcarpum var. glabrescens Hassl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 244. 1918 wfo-0001020165
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum microcarpum var. microcarpum Cav. – wfo-0001020166
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum microcarpum var. tomentosum Chodat & Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 4: 80. 1903 wfo-0001020167
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum pulchellum Nocca – wfo-0001429760
Capsicum caatingae Barboza & Agra Syst. Bot. 36(3): 769. 2011. — wfo-0001020027
Capsicum caballeroi M.Nee Brittonia 58(4): 323 (-326; fig. 1). 2006 [28 Dec 2006] wfo-0001020028
Capsicum campylopodium Sendtn. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 10: 144. 1846 [1 Jul 1846] wfo-0001020030
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum campylopodium Sendtn. – wfo-0001020031
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum laurifolia Chodat Chodat, Chodat, Chodat, Chodat, Chodat, and Chodat, Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 2: 815. 1902, 1902. wfo-0001020032
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum campylopodium f. campylopodium – wfo-0001429836
Capsicum carassense Barboza & Bianch. PhytoKeys 140: 127. 2020. wfo-0001429794
Capsicum ceratocalyx M.Nee Brittonia 58(4): 326 (fig. 2). 2006 [28 Dec 2006] wfo-0001020039
Capsicum chacoense Hunz. Darwiniana 9: 228, fig. 2, A-E. 1950 wfo-0001020042
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum chacoense var. chacoense Hunz. – wfo-0001020043
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum chacoense var. tomentosum Hunz. Darwiniana 9: 235. 1950 wfo-0001020044
Capsicum chinense Jacq. Hort. Bot. Vindob. 3: 38, t. 67. 1776. wfo-0001020046
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum conicum Vell. Fl. Flumin. Icon. 2: t. 9. 1831 [1827] wfo-0001020053
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum dichotomum Vell. Fl. Flumin. 61. 1829 [1825]. wfo-0001020070
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum odoriferum Vell. Fl. Flumin. 61. 1829 [1825] Fl. Flumin. Icon. 2: t. 8. 1831 [1827] wfo-0001020184
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum sinense Murray Syst. Veg., ed. 14 (J. A. Murray). 226. 1784 wfo-0001020226
Capsicum ciliatum (Kunth) Kuntze Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 450. 1891. wfo-0001020049
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Brachistus ciliatus (Kunth) Miers Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 3: 263. 1849. wfo-0001019656
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Brachistus diversifolius (Klotzsch ex Walp.) Miers Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 3: 268. 1849. wfo-0001019660
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Brachistus haughtii Svenson Amer. J. Bot. 33: 481.1946. wfo-0001019668
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Brachistus mollis (Kunth) Miers Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 3: 264. 1849. wfo-0001019683
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Brachistus pringlei S. Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. 25: 159. 1890 wfo-0001019689
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum diversifolium (Klotzsch) Kuntze Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 450. 1891. wfo-0001020072
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum molle (Dunal) Kuntze Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 450. 1891. wfo-0001020177
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Capsicum pringlei (S.Watson) J.F.Macbr. & Standl. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 173. 1936 wfo-0001020200
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Fregirardia luteiflora Dunal Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. ser. 3, 12: 366. 1849 [Dec 1849] wfo-0001021687
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Fregirardia luteiflora Dunal ex Delile D. ex Delile, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. ser. 3, 12: 366. 1849 [Dec 1849] Index Sem. Hort. Monsp. 3, 7. Dec 1849, 1849. wfo-0001021688
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Fregirardia luteiflora Dunal Dunal and Dunal, Ind. Sem. Hort. Monsp. (1842).. wfo-0001021689
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Fregirardia mollis Dunal Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 505. 1852 [10 May 1852] wfo-0001021690
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Witheringia diversifolia Klotzsch Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 3: 29. 1844 wfo-0001032824
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Witheringia mollis Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 15. 1818. wfo-0001032857
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Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 10 of 144)

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Capsicum:

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Capsicum aggregatum Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 4: 809. 1819 wfo-0001019978
Capsicum angulosum Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 4. 1768 [16 Apr 1768] wfo-0001019980
Capsicum angustifolium Dunal Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 420. 1852 [10 May 1852] wfo-0001019981
Capsicum annuum f. chlorocarpum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 449. 1891 wfo-0001325262
Capsicum annuum f. leucocarpum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 449. 1891 wfo-0001402866
Capsicum annuum f. luteum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 449. 1891 wfo-0001325261
Capsicum annuum f. violaceum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 449. 1891 wfo-0001325260
Capsicum annuum subsp. baccatum (L.) Terpó Feddes Repert. 72: 173. 1966 wfo-0001019988
Capsicum annuum var. acuminatum Fingerh. Monogr. Capsic. 13, fig. 1832 wfo-0001019989
Capsicum annuum var. cerasiforme Irish Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 9: 92, pl. 28, fig. 2, 4. 1898 wfo-0001019993