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1、TheCapsicumGenusCapsicumterminologyisveryconfusingwithPepper,chilli,chile,chili,aji,paprikaandcapsicumallusedinterchangeablytodescribetheplantsandpodsofthegenusCapsicum.Wehavechosentouse'chile'asthisisthemostcommonterminologyusedintheUK.ItisbelievedChileswerefir
2、stcultivatedbythepeopleofCentralandSouthAmericainaround7000BCandtherearenowabewilderingrangeofover3000knownvarietiesrangingfromthemildestbellpeppertothefieryhothabanero.Thebotantical'genus'towhichallchilesbelongisCapsicum(CAP-see-coom),fromthegreekkaptomeaning't
3、obite'.ThegenusCapsicumisalsoamemberofthewiderSolanaceaeornightshadefamilyandthereforeChilepeppersarecloselyrelatedtotheirgeneticcousins,thetomato,potato,tobaccoandeggplant.Eversince,EnglishdoctorturnedbotanistRobertMorrisondescribed33speciesofChilepeppersinhiss
4、tudy,'PlantarumHistoriaeUniversalisOxonniensis',publishedin1680,therehasbeenmuchargumentanddebateamongstbotanistsandtaxonomistsastothenumberandclassificationofCapsicumspecies.Aftermuchargumentandamendment,itisnowwidelyacceptedthatthegenusCapsicumconsistsoffivedo
5、mesticatedspeciesandtwenty-sixwildspecies.Duetotheeaseatwhichthedomesticatedspeciesinparticularcrosspollinatewitheachotherandtheactivedevelopmentandhybridisationofnewvarietiesoftenformarketingpurposes,thereisnowabafflingrangeofvarietiesavailablemakingclassificat
6、ionandincreasinglydifficulttask.Moredetailedinformationandpictureillustrationsofeachofthesespeciesandtheirnumerouscultivarscanbefoundinthechileman'sdatabase.Torefineyoursearch,besuretoselecttheappropriatespeciesfromthedropdownlist.ThefivedomesticatedspeciesAnnuu
7、m,Baccatum,Chinense,FrutescensandPubescensarethemostcommonlyavailablespeciestotheChileenthusiastandeachspecieshasitsowndistinguishingcharacteristics.CapsicumAnnuum(ANN-you-um)Annuummeaning'annual'isactuallyanincorrectdesignationgiventhatChilesareperennialsunders
8、uitablegrowingconditions.ThisspeciesisthemostcommonandextensivelycultivatedofthefivedomesticatedspeciesandincludestheAncho,BellPepper,Cayenne,Cherry,Cuban,DeArbol,Jal
