Comments
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The perennial peppers or ‘bird chillies’ are widely cultivated for edible purposes. Sometimes found as an escape up to 1900 m.
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Description
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Differs from Capsicum annuum mainly in the number of flowers (2-3), elliptic (not ovate to lanceolate leaves) and pedicels longer than the capsules.
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Distribution
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Tropical America, cultivated as a vegetable elsewhere.
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Distribution
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Distribution: Tropical America.
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Elevation Range
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1500 m
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Flower/Fruit
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Fl. Per.: April-May.
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