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Abelmoschus esculentus (L - the University of Maine at Fort Kent

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Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

Capsicum bacc<strong>at</strong>um L. - including var. pendulum (Willd.) Eshbaugh<br />

[syn. C. pendulum Willd.] and var. praetermissum (Heiser & P.G.<br />

Sm.) Hunz.<br />

FAMILY: Solanaceae (nightshade or pot<strong>at</strong>o)<br />

ENGLISH: Andean ají, Brazilian tree pepper (var. praetermissum),<br />

Brown’s pepper, golden horn pepper, golden pepper, kellu-uchu,<br />

orchid pepper, Penn’s golden pepper, Peruvian pepper, yellow chili,<br />

yellow Peruvian chili<br />

PORTUGUESE: cambuci, chapéu-de-frade, chifre-de-veado, dedo-de-moça,<br />

pimentinha, quau-chile, sertãozinho<br />

SPANISH: ají amarillo, ají chirel, ají escabeche (red cultivar), ají<br />

flor, ají limón, ají oro, ají puca-uchu, ají verde (unripe), cuerno<br />

de oro, cuerno de oro (puca uchu cvr.), cusqueño (dried), cuzqueño<br />

(dried), kellu-uchu, munición uchu, nupu uchu, puca-uchu, uchu<br />

USES/NOTES: Extremely hot fruits are added to a variety <strong>of</strong> dishes<br />

throughout <strong>the</strong> central Andes and beyond.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Bolivian Andes or central coastal Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Andrews 1995, Andrews 1998, Brako and Zarucchi 1993,<br />

Editorial Panapo 1988, Eshbaugh 1968, Eshbaugh 1980, Eshbaugh et<br />

al. 1983, Guia Rural n.d., Guia Rural 1990, León 1987, Macbride<br />

1962, NRC 1989<br />

Capsicum cardenasii Heiser & Sm.<br />

FAMILY: Solanaceae (nightshade or pot<strong>at</strong>o)<br />

SPANISH: ulupica<br />

USES/NOTES: Small pungent round red fruits are edible. When crossed<br />

with <strong>the</strong> rocoto (C. pubescens) <strong>the</strong> result is referred to as a<br />

rocopica. Of <strong>the</strong> purple flowered group, closely rel<strong>at</strong>ed to C.<br />

eximium and C. pubescens.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central Andean South America<br />

REFERENCES: Andrews 1995, Facciola 1990, Heiser 1969, Onus and<br />

Pickersgill 2000<br />

Capsicum chacoense Hunz.<br />

FAMILY: Solanaceae (nightshade or pot<strong>at</strong>o)<br />

SPANISH: a’teshiuk, a’tesiuk, ají del campo, ají del monte, ají<br />

quitucho, ‘pahana, puta-parió<br />

USES/NOTES: Small, generally red pungent fruits are used raw as a<br />

condiment. Harvested from home gardens or small farms or from <strong>the</strong><br />

wild <strong>the</strong> fruits are consumed domestically or marketed locally.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Argentina and adjacent Bolivia and Paraguay<br />

REFERENCES: Arenas and Scarpa 2006, Del Vitto et al. 1997, Serrano and<br />

Terán 2000<br />

Capsicum chinense Jacq.<br />

FAMILY: Solanaceae (nightshade or pot<strong>at</strong>o)<br />

ENGLISH: bonnet pepper, bonnie pepper, d<strong>at</strong>el pepper, d<strong>at</strong>il, d<strong>at</strong>il<br />

pepper, habanero, mindoran, minorcan, scotch bonnet, scot’s bonnet,<br />

West Indian hot pepper, yellow d<strong>at</strong>e pepper<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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