How Do I Identify The Species Of My Chile Pepper Plant? (Detailed Ver
Choose between
the two options at each numbered step to determine the correct species of
chile pepper.
1 |
Seeds dark, corolla purple . . . . . . C. pubescens |
2 |
Corolla with diffuse yellow spots at bases of lobes . . . . . . C. baccatum Corolla without diffuse yellow spots at bases of lobes . . . . . . continue to 3 |
3 |
Corolla purple . . . . . . continue to 4 Corolla white or greenish-white . . . . . . continue to 5 |
4 |
Flowers solitary . . . . . . C. annuum Flowers two or more at each node . . . . . . C. chinense |
5 |
Calyx of mature fruit with annular (i.e., ring-like) constriction at junction with pedicel . . . . . . C. chinense Calyx of mature fruit without annular constriction at junction with pedicel . . . . . . continue to 6 |
6 |
Flowers solitary . . . . . . continue to 7 Flowers two or more at each node . . . . . . continue to 8 |
7 |
Corolla milky white, lobes usually straight, pedicels often declining at anthesis (i.e., the period during which |
8 |
Corolla milky white . . . . . . C. annuum Corolla greenish white . . . . . . continue to 9 |
9 |
Pedicels erect at anthesis, corolla lobes usually slightly revolute . . . . . . C. frutescens Pedicels declining at anthesis, corolla lobes straight . . . . . . C. chinense |
(Adapted from Appendix II, page 2, Genetic Resources of Capsicum, International Board for Plant Genetic Resources, 1983 [Crop Genetic Resources Centre, Plant Production and Protection Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations])
Thanks to NorthEast_ChileMan (Paul) for contributing this information.