I found out the name of a pepper, it's not that simple.
The common names we use in everyday life differ by region.
A pepper known as Habanero Chocolate can be known as Congo Black, Dark Habanero, Jamaican Spicy Chocolate, Black Habanero, Senegalese Spicy Chocolate, and Cuban Habanero. (1)
But if you're looking for a scientific name, rest assured that won't help you either.
This is because, out of the dozens of peppers we know, the "capsicum" species are cataloged as follows:
Capsicum
Capsicum annuum - bell pepper (in Brazil) or pimento (in Portugal), which is a sweet pepper, Jalapeño, Cayenne pepper
Capsicum baccatum - finger pepper, cumari pepper, and cambuci. In Brazil, also Calabrian pepper.
Capsicum frutescens - Malagueta pepper, also called piripíri, jindungo, or malagueta
Capsicum chinense - Murupi pepper, Red Savina
Capsicum pubescens
Bhut Jolokia - probable hybrid of C. chinense and C. frutescens, was considered the hottest pepper until 2012. It lost this title to the Trinidad Scorpion, and since December 26, 2013, the hottest pepper has been the Carolina Reaper.[4]
Note: I have omitted piper species, such as black pepper, and genera like Xylopia, Aframomum, and Zanthoxylum, as they are completely different plants.
Continuing,...
We can separate various varieties within these few species.
The designation Capsicum frutescens refers to species whose fruits generally point upwards. For example, the malagueta. We can also mention that the flowers are white with a greenish-yellow or yellowish-green corolla.
A curiosity about the name Capsicum chinense relates to the cataloger's mistake who believed these species came from China. A big mistake. All Capsicum peppers originate from America. The term 'pimenta' (pepper) used by the Portuguese when referring to Eastern delicacies refers to black peppercorns.
Scientific ways to name species. (Nomenclature) (2)
The Latin nomenclature for animals follows some essential rules:
1) it must be written in italics
2) the first word represents the genus
3) the second word represents the species
4) the first word is written with an initial capital letter.
5) all other letters in the name are lowercase.
6) the scientific name is valid for both sexes.
In addition to this initial explanation, we also have:
HYBRIDS: (Source: Mania das plantas. Visit: http://maniadasplantas.blogspot.com.br/)
They are the result of crossing two different species.
For example, by crossing the species Spiraea albiflora with the species Spiraea japonica, we obtain the hybrid Spiraea x bumalda. Thus, when we find an "x" between the two words, we know we are dealing with a hybrid.
Example: Spiraea x bumalda
If the x appears before the two words, we are dealing with a hybrid that results from crossing two species from different genera. These are rare cases because in 99% of cases, hybrids result from crossing two species of the same genus.
These crosses can occur spontaneously in nature or be produced by humans.
Example: x Cupressocyparis leylandii
CULTIVARS (Source: Mania das plantas. http://maniadasplantas.blogspot.com.br/)
They are the result of a selection process of a plant characteristic that is subjected to cultivation techniques until a new plant with the desired characteristic is obtained, different from the original. For example, Nerium oleander appears in nature with pink flowers, but there are cultivars of Nerium oleander with white flowers (Nerium oleander 'Mont Blanc'), red flowers (Nerium oleander 'Atropurpureum'), yellow flowers (Nerium oleander 'Aurantiacum'), and other colors, obtained after applying these selection techniques. Note that in this case, the last name is not written in italics, it may not be Latin, and it appears in quotes.
Example: Nerium oleander 'Mont Blanc'
In common language, it is frequent to call a cultivar a variety, but this is incorrect because a cultivar is the result of human effort, and a variety is a spontaneous natural phenomenon.
SUBSPECIES (Source: Mania das plantas. http://maniadasplantas.blogspot.com.br/)
A concept similar to Variety. They also occur spontaneously in nature. These are plants that differ within the species due to the geographical conditions of the territory where they developed, which selected plant characteristics more suited to that land.
Example: Quercus ilex subsp. rotundifolia
FORMS (Source: Mania das plantas. http://maniadasplantas.blogspot.com.br/)
Another concept similar to Variety and Subspecies. They also occur spontaneously in nature. These are plants that differ in details such as leaf color or flower color.
Example: Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea
COMBINATIONS
Examples:
1. Daboecia x scotica 'Jack Drake'
It is a cultivar 'John Drake' of a hybrid of Daboecia azorica with Daboecia cantabrica.
2. Escallonia rubra var. macrantha 'Crimson Spire'
It is a cultivar 'Crimson Spire' of the variety macrantha of the species Escallonia Rubra.
Source:
(1) http://confrariadapimenta.com/pimenta-chocolate-habanero/
(2) http://www.areaseg.com/eco/nomesdeplantas.html
(3) http://maniadasplantas.blogspot.com.br/2009/09/nomenclatura-botanica.html
I found out the name of a pepper, it's not that simple.
The common names we use in everyday life differ by region.
A pepper known as Habanero Chocolate can be known as Congo Black, Dark Habanero, Jamaican Spicy Chocolate, Black Habanero, Senegalese Spicy Chocolate, and Cuban Habanero. (1)
But if you're looking for a scientific name, rest assured that won't help you either.
This is because, out of the dozens of peppers we know, the "capsicum" species are cataloged as follows:
Capsicum
Capsicum annuum - bell pepper (in Brazil) or pimento (in Portugal), which is a sweet pepper, Jalapeño, Cayenne pepper
Capsicum baccatum - finger pepper, cumari pepper, and cambuci. In Brazil, also Calabrian pepper.
Capsicum frutescens - Malagueta pepper, also called piripíri, jindungo, or malagueta
Capsicum chinense - Murupi pepper, Red Savina
Capsicum pubescens
Bhut Jolokia - probable hybrid of C. chinense and C. frutescens, was considered the hottest pepper until 2012. It lost this title to the Trinidad Scorpion, and since December 26, 2013, the hottest pepper has been the Carolina Reaper.[4]
Note: I have omitted piper species, such as black pepper, and genera like Xylopia, Aframomum, and Zanthoxylum, as they are completely different plants.
Continuing,...
We can separate various varieties within these few species.
The designation Capsicum frutescens refers to species whose fruits generally point upwards. For example, the malagueta. We can also mention that the flowers are white with a greenish-yellow or yellowish-green corolla.
A curiosity about the name Capsicum chinense relates to the cataloger's mistake who believed these species came from China. A big mistake. All Capsicum peppers originate from America. The term 'pimenta' (pepper) used by the Portuguese when referring to Eastern delicacies refers to black peppercorns.
Scientific ways to name species. (Nomenclature) (2)
The Latin nomenclature for animals follows some essential rules:
1) it must be written in italics
2) the first word represents the genus
3) the second word represents the species
4) the first word is written with an initial capital letter.
5) all other letters in the name are lowercase.
6) the scientific name is valid for both sexes.
In addition to this initial explanation, we also have:
HYBRIDS: (Source: Mania das plantas. Visit: http://maniadasplantas.blogspot.com.br/)
They are the result of crossing two different species.
For example, by crossing the species Spiraea albiflora with the species Spiraea japonica, we obtain the hybrid Spiraea x bumalda. Thus, when we find an "x" between the two words, we know we are dealing with a hybrid.
Example: Spiraea x bumalda
If the x appears before the two words, we are dealing with a hybrid that results from crossing two species from different genera. These are rare cases because in 99% of cases, hybrids result from crossing two species of the same genus.
These crosses can occur spontaneously in nature or be produced by humans.
Example: x Cupressocyparis leylandii
CULTIVARS (Source: Mania das plantas. http://maniadasplantas.blogspot.com.br/)
They are the result of a selection process of a plant characteristic that is subjected to cultivation techniques until a new plant with the desired characteristic is obtained, different from the original. For example, Nerium oleander appears in nature with pink flowers, but there are cultivars of Nerium oleander with white flowers (Nerium oleander 'Mont Blanc'), red flowers (Nerium oleander 'Atropurpureum'), yellow flowers (Nerium oleander 'Aurantiacum'), and other colors, obtained after applying these selection techniques. Note that in this case, the last name is not written in italics, it may not be Latin, and it appears in quotes.
Example: Nerium oleander 'Mont Blanc'
In common language, it is frequent to call a cultivar a variety, but this is incorrect because a cultivar is the result of human effort, and a variety is a spontaneous natural phenomenon.
SUBSPECIES (Source: Mania das plantas. http://maniadasplantas.blogspot.com.br/)
A concept similar to Variety. They also occur spontaneously in nature. These are plants that differ within the species due to the geographical conditions of the territory where they developed, which selected plant characteristics more suited to that land.
Example: Quercus ilex subsp. rotundifolia
FORMS (Source: Mania das plantas. http://maniadasplantas.blogspot.com.br/)
Another concept similar to Variety and Subspecies. They also occur spontaneously in nature. These are plants that differ in details such as leaf color or flower color.
Example: Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea
COMBINATIONS
Examples:
1. Daboecia x scotica 'Jack Drake'
It is a cultivar 'John Drake' of a hybrid of Daboecia azorica with Daboecia cantabrica.
2. Escallonia rubra var. macrantha 'Crimson Spire'
It is a cultivar 'Crimson Spire' of the variety macrantha of the species Escallonia Rubra.
Source:
(1) http://confrariadapimenta.com/pimenta-chocolate-habanero/
(2) http://www.areaseg.com/eco/nomesdeplantas.html
(3) http://maniadasplantas.blogspot.com.br/2009/09/nomenclatura-botanica.html
