Original : A herb. It grows 70-80 cm high. The leaves are compound. They have 3 leaflets. These are 3-5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. The leaf is entire and unequal. The taper to the tip. The flowers occur singly or in clusters of 2. They are in the axils of leaves. The fruit are 5-7 cm long and they hang down. They look like a collapsed bell pepper. They can be red, green, orange or yellow{{{0(+x).
Original : A tropical plant. In the Andes it grows from sea level to 1,600 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 10-12. They need a temperature above 4-13°C depending on cultivar. At ECHO, Florida{{{0(+x).
Original : Africa, Amazon, Andes, Argentina, Asia, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Caribbean, Central America, Cook Islands, Cuba, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North America, Pacific, Peru, Puerto Rico, Sikkim, South America, USA, West Africa, West Indies{{{0(+x).
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Il existe 10 espèces de Capsicum{{{0(+x) (traduction automatique).