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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.   Link to external nomenclature reference

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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Unplaced Names

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

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum annuum f. chlorocarpum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 449. 1891 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325262
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum annuum f. luteum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 449. 1891 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325261
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum annuum f. violaceum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 449. 1891 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325260
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum annuum var. conoides Irish Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 9: 65. 1898 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001019995
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum annuum var. cordiforme Edwall Bol. Commiss. Geogr. Estado Sao Paulo 13: 26. 1897 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001019996
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum annuum var. violaceum (Kunth) Voss Vilm. Ill. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 723. 1894 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020005
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum anthropophagorum A.Chev. Etudes Fl. Afr. Centr. Franc. 1: 219. 1913 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020008
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum baccatum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2644. 1831 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020011
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum baccatum Hort. Geneve ex Dunal Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 420. 1852 [10 May 1852] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020014
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum baccatum Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 3: 39. 1818 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020016
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum baccatum Rodschied Obs. 38. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020015
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum bauhini Dunal Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 428. 1852 [10 May 1852] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020021
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum caerulescens Besser Cat. Hort. Cremenici 27. 1816 [1811] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020029
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum cerasiflorum Link Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 190. 1821 [16 Mar-30 Jun 1821] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020035
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum cerasiforme Dunal Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 420. 1852 [10 May 1852] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020036
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum chamaecerasus Nees Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17(1): 65. 1834 [1837 publ. 26 Apr-8 May 1834] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020045
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum cornutum (Hiern) Hunz. Kurtziana 1: 213. 1961 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020062
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum cydoniforme Hort. ex Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 4: 561. 1819 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020069
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum dunalii Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 450. 1891 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020075
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum frutescens Rodschied Obs. 38. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020091
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum globosum Besser Cat. Hort. Cremenici 27. 1816 [1811] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020111
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum hornemanni Dunal Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 429. 1852 [10 May 1852] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020128
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum indicum Dierb. Arch. Apotheker-Vereins Nördl. Teutschl. 30: 19. 1829 — wfo-0001020131
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum indicum var. aviculare Dierb. Arch. Apotheker-Vereins Nördl. Teutschl. 30: 30. 1829 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020132
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum indicum var. ribesium Dierb. Arch. Apotheker-Vereins Nördl. Teutschl. 30: 29. 1829 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020136
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum leucocarpon Mill. ex Fingerh. Monog. Capsic. 32. 1832 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020144
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum longum Bouton ex Dunal Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 414. 1852 [10 May 1852] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020149
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum micranthum Link Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 190. 1821 [16 Mar-30 Jun 1821] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020161
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum microcarpum f. microcarpum – – — wfo-0001020164
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum minimum Blanco Fl. Filip. [F.M. Blanco] 133. 1837 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020172
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum narunca Hort. Matrit. ex Dunal Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 414. 1852 [10 May 1852] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020180
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum odoratum Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 279. 1840 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020183
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum pulchellum Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 134. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020203
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum queenslandicum Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89: 572. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020210
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum richardii (Dunal) Kuntze Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 450. 1891. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020216
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum tomatiforme Fingerh. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 279. 1840 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020245
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum torulosum Hort. Matrit. ex Hornem. Hort. Hafn. Suppl. 27. 1819 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020248
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum torulosum Vell. Fl. Flumin. 60. 1829 [1825]; Fl. Flumin. Icon. 2: t. 4. 1831 [1827]. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020247
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum tournefortii Besser Cat. Hort. Cremenici 27. 1816 [1811] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020249
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum toxicarium Poepp. Not. Natur- Heilk. 32: 228. 1832 [Jan 1832] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000036056
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum violaceum Desf. Tabl. École Bot. 70; Desv. in Ham. Prod. 25. 1804 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020264
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Capsicum wildenowii G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 447.1837. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001020266