Capsicum pubescens
The story
This unique pepper carries many names across the Americas, reflecting its deep cultural roots. In Ecuador and Peru, it is known in Quechua as rocoto, while in Bolivia and Argentina, it is called locoto. When it traveled to Mexico, people began calling it the "Manzano" pepper, which translates to "apple" because of the fruit's distinct apple-like shape. Remarkably, this plant is known only in cultivation.
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- Family
- Solanaceae
How to use it
Rocoto is primarily known for its culinary uses, adding a unique flavor to various dishes. It is cultivated mainly in Central and South America, where it is appreciated for its distinct taste and cultural significance.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
About
Capsicum pubescens is a species of the genus Capsicum (pepper), known in Ecuador and Peru as rocoto (Quechua, rukutu, ruqutu), locoto in Bolivia & Argentina (Aymara, 'luqutu') and as the "Manzano" pepper in Mexico which means "apple" for its apple-shaped fruit. This species is found primarily in Central and South America, and is known only in cultivation. The species name, pubescens, means hairy, which refers to the hairy leaves of this pepper. The hairiness of the
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Capsicum pubescens
- Slug
- capsicum-pubescens
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Capsicum
- Species
- pubescens
- Wikidata QID
- Q133428
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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