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Capsicum frutescens

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Identification
Capsicum frutescens L. [family SOLANACEAE ]
Related name
  • Capsicum frutescens
Common name
  • piment enragé., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • red pepper; paprika; Cayenne pepper; and varieties – African pepper; berry capsicum; bird pepper; shrubby capsicums; spur pepper., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • ebaba kani (K&A) (SENEGAL ? kandja hot peppers (anon.), DIOLA (Fogny)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • on-gaine (K&A) on-grendt (K&A) (SENEGAL ? kandja hot peppers (anon.), BASARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • kaní-kaní loan-word from Wolof (or a neighbouring race) (FG&G) (SENEGAL ? kandja hot peppers (anon.), BEDIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • étambakani (K&A) (SENEGAL ? kandja hot peppers (anon.), DIOLA-FLUP), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • gamako (K&A) (SENEGAL ? kandja hot peppers (anon.), FULA-TUKULOR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

Flora

Entry for Capsicum frutescens Linn. [family SOLANACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Capsicum frutescens Linn. [family SOLANACEAE], l.c. 189 (1753); F.T.A. 4, 2: 251; Chev. Bot. 467.
Information
Undershrub 2-3 ft. high, much-branched, angular, nearly glabrous stems; flowers white or pale yellow.
Range
Widely dispersed throughout the tropics, cultivated and sometimes naturalized. (See Appendix, p. 427.)
Distribution
Sen.: Roger! Cape Verde T. Vogel!Mali: Kati Chev. 177. Siguiri Chev. 300.S. L.: Glanville 403! Kanitole (fr. Sept.) Thomas 2067! Yonibana (fr. Nov.) Thomas 4718! Hangha (Jan.) Thomas 7780! Njala (fl. 8 fr. Feb.) Deighton 1884!Iv. C.: Sassandra (fr. Feb.) Leeuwenberg 2888!Ghana: Irvine 457! Kumasi Cummins 152!Togo Rep.: Lomé Warnecke 356!N. Nig.: Sapoba Kennedy 2615! 2616! 2618!S. Nig.: Obompa (fr. Jan.) Thomas 2231! Lagos (fl. 8 fr. Sept.) Dodd 439![Br.] Cam.: Gwoza, Dikwa Div. (fr. Dec.) McClintock 67!
Notes
[It is impossible to give here an account of the very difficult taxonomy of this critical genus. The present writer therefore, feels unable to deal here with the various hybrids and infraspecific taxa (mainly cultivars) within the genus, or to recognize C. sinense Jacq. as a distinct species occurring in our area (as stated by J. Y. Wilson in Nature 183 (4): 1142 (1959)-H. H.]

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