Capsicum

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Capsicum is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family that includes a wide variety of peppers, ranging from sweet bell peppers to hot chili peppers, cultivated worldwide for culinary and ornamental uses.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Capsicum canonical 4
Capsicum annuum 3
Capsicum chinense 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (77)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
belongsTo New World crops
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Asterids
Eudicots
commonName pepper plants
contains Capsicum annuum
linked to: Capsicum

Capsicum baccatum
Capsicum chinense
linked to: Capsicum

Capsicum frutescens
linked to: Capsicum

Capsicum pubescens
linked to: Capsicum

Cayenne pepper
bell pepper
chili pepper
habanero pepper
jalapeño
paprika pepper
containsNutrient capsanthin
carotenoids
vitamin A
vitamin C
cultivatedIn worldwide
dispersedBy animals
domesticatedBy indigenous peoples of the Americas
family Solanaceae
fruitColor brown
green
orange
purple
red
white
yellow
fruitType berry
growthForm herbaceous plants
small shrubs
hasCharacteristic non-pungent sweet fruits in some cultivars
pungent taste in many species
hasChemical capsaicin
carotenoid pigments
dihydrocapsaicin
hasPart flowers
fruits
leaves
seeds
stems
hasVarietyOf fruit colors
isA flowering plant genus
nightshade genus
kingdom Plantae
measuredBy Scoville heat units
nativeTo Americas
Central America
Mexico
South America
order Solanales
pollination insect-pollinated
self-pollinating
produces capsaicin
capsaicinoids
peppers
taxonRank genus
usedFor culinary purposes
ornamental purposes
spice production
vegetable production
usedIn topical analgesic preparations
traditional medicine
usedInCuisine Chinese cuisine
Indian cuisine
Korean cuisine
Mediterranean cuisine
Mexican cuisine
Thai cuisine
usedToMake chili powder
hot sauce
paprika

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pueblo chile botanicalGenus Capsicum
Solanaceae includesGenus Capsicum
Solanaceae includesSpecies Capsicum annuum
linked to: Capsicum
Solanum lycopersicum relatedTo Capsicum annuum
linked to: Capsicum
Capsicum contains Capsicum annuum
linked to: Capsicum
Capsicum contains Capsicum frutescens
linked to: Capsicum
Capsicum contains Capsicum chinense
linked to: Capsicum
Capsicum contains Capsicum pubescens
linked to: Capsicum
Solanales representativeGenus Capsicum
Physalis relatedTo Capsicum