Capsicum annuum L.

Spice

Family: SOLANACEAE

Genus: Capsicum

Catalan common name: Bitxo. Pebre de banyeta. Pebrer. Pebrer de cirereta. Pebrot. Pebrotera.

Spanish common name: Guindillas. Picudillos. Pimientos.

Province distribution: Alacant. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Neotropical

Uses and properties: Aphrodisiac. Edible or foodstuffs. Psycotrophic plant.

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated species. Cultivated specie.

Characteristics: A plant grow for its fruits, the pepper, which is ether used as a spice or to eaten as food. Leaves are ovate without hairs. Flowers are white with anthers that reach to the upper portion of the corolla. Fruit is elongate and can have many shapes and colours, depending on which cultivated variety pepper: small and green to large a red.