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Capsicum frutescens
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Family:
SOLANACEAE
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Citation: Capsicum frutescens L., Hort. Cliff. 60. 1737 & Sp. Pl. 159. 1753; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 191. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 279. 1984; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 495. 1990; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 466. 1997; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 481. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 575. 2009.
Capsicum conoides Mill., Gard. Dict. (ed. 8) 2. 1768.
Capsicum conicum Meyer, Fl. Esseq. 112. 1818, non Lam.
Capsicum micranthum Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. 1: 190. 1821.
Capsicum fastigiatum Blume, Bijdr. 705. 1826.
Capsicum minimum Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 239. 1883, p.p
Capsicum annuum L. var. frutescens (L.) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 449. 1891.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kantharimulaku, Palmulaku, Vellakanthari
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Bird Chilli
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Description:
Shrubby perennials. Leaves c. 10 x 5.2 cm, ovate-lanceolate, base obliquely rounded to acute, apex gradually acuminate; petiole to 2.6 cm long. Flowers usually 2-3 per node. Calyx cupular, lobes 5, triangular, acute. Corolla white, lobes 5, triangular-ovate, puberulous without. Stamens 5, exserted; filaments to 1.5 mm long; anthers oblong. Stigma capitate. Fruit green or white, gradually tapering towards apex, erect. Seeds many, compressed, circular.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
Tropical America; widely cultivated
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
Yes
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Nooranad
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