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Chili peppers are eaten by birds living in the chili peppers' natural range, possibly contributing to seed dispersal and evolution of the protective capsaicin in chili peppers, as a bird in flight can spread the seeds further away from the parent plant after they pass through its digestive system than any land or tree dwelling mammal could do ...
Chili Peppers in Europe. Chili peppers originated in Central or South America and were first cultivated in Mexico. ... Spanish merchants possibly spread the chilies to Asia.
Capsicum annuum, commonly known as paprika, chili pepper, red pepper, sweet pepper, jalapeño, cayenne, or bell pepper, [5] is a fruiting plant from the family Solanaceae (nightshades), within the genus Capsicum which is native to the northern regions of South America and to southwestern North America.
The bell pepper (also known as sweet pepper, pepper, capsicum / ˈ k æ p s ɪ k ə m / [1] or, in some parts of the US midwest, mango) is the fruit of plants in the Grossum Group of the species Capsicum annuum. [2] [3] Cultivars of the plant produce fruits in different colors, including red, yellow, orange, green, white, chocolate, candy cane ...
Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli [1] (from Classical Nahuatl chīlli [ˈt͡ʃiːlːi] ⓘ), are varieties of the berry-fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency. [2] Chili peppers are widely used in many cuisines as a spice to add "heat" to dishes.
The habanero chili comes from the Amazon, from which it was spread, reaching Mexico. [5] Today, the largest producer of the habanero pepper is the Yucatán Peninsula, in Mexico. [6] Habaneros are an integral part of Yucatecan food, accompanying most dishes, either in natural form or purée or salsa. [7]
Chili peppers are spicy and flavorful peppers used in many cuisines around the world. They belong to the genus Capsicum , which includes bell peppers, jalapenos, and habaneros.
Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum, a chili-pepper variety of Capsicum annuum, is native to southern North America and northern South America. [2] Common names include chiltepín, Indian pepper, grove pepper, chiltepe, and chile tepín, as well as turkey, bird’s eye, or simply bird peppers (due to their consumption and spread by wild birds; "unlike humans birds are impervious to the heat of ...