Lemon Drop Pepper
Capsicum baccatum
The story
Across different cultures and languages, this historic plant has earned many names. In some regions, people call it the locoto pepper, while in others, it is simply known as Aji. It stands proud as one of the five original domesticated chili species, carrying a rich history of cultivation.
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- Family
- Solanaceae
How to use it
This species is cultivated as one of the five domesticated chili peppers. It is primarily grown for its highly pungent fruit, which can be utilized in applications requiring a heat level of 30,000 to 50,000 Scoville Heat Units.
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In the kitchen
This pepper is highly valued for its intense pungency. The fruit registers between 30,000 and 50,000 Scoville Heat Units, making it an excellent choice for adding a very sharp, fiery heat to dishes.
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About
Capsicum baccatum is a member of the genus Capsicum, and is one of the five domesticated pepper species. The fruit tend to be very pungent, and are 30,000 to 50,000 on the Scoville Heat Unit scale. This species of chili pepper includes the following cultivars:
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Lemon Drop Pepper
- Slug
- lemon-drop-pepper
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Capsicum
- Species
- baccatum
- Category
- Pepper
- Wikidata QID
- Q132263
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 48
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