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Paprika (Bell Pepper)πΏ
Capsicum annuum 'Paprika'
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A cultivar group of Capsicum annuum (Solanaceae). Virtually mild, with thick, sweet fruit larger and fleshier than green bell pepper. Bright red, yellow, and orange cultivars are used as salad ingredients and for colour in cooking. Imports (notably from the Netherlands) rose in Japan from the 1990s, and paprika is now a familiar vegetable. The dried ground powder is used as a spice.
Identification Points
- βLarge bell-shaped thick-walled fruit with a glossy surface
- βBright red, yellow, or orange colours
- βVirtually no pungency
Habitat
Cultivated (fields and greenhouses)
Season
June to October (fruit)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Growth form
Herb
Flower color
White
Habitat
Cultivated
Phylogenetic PositionγγΉη§ β
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core Eudicots > Solanales > Solanaceae
Divergence Era
Paleogene (ca. 50 million years ago)
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