However, with the aid of insects, they are also very promiscuous - readily cross pollinating with other
species of chile.
Almost all known
species of chile plants will self - pollinating.
However, they paint a fascinating picture of the world of this intriguing
species of chile pepper.
The exact
species of chile present was not identified, but Powis hopes to accomplish that in the future.
Fataliis are in the chinense
species of chiles — the same one that includes habaneros and jolokias - and are absolute scorchers.
There were three
species of chiles grown by the Maya and their descendants in Central America:
There were three
species of chiles grown by the Maya and their descendants in Central America: Capsicum annuum, Capsicum chinense, and Capsicum frutescens — and they were all imports from other regions.
Not exact matches
The Louisiana hot sauces are made out
of tabasco or cayenne
chiles, while the Caribbean sauces usually contain the various pod types
of the Capsicum chinense
species — commonly called «habaneros.»
New Mexican
chiles are pod types
of the annuum
species.
Less specific is the cure to hasten childbirth from the Andokes for the northwest Amazon, which calls for crushed
chile pods mixed with the flowers
of a
species of the genus Urtica; apparently, the medicine is applied directly to the vagina, which would cause intense burning.
In Bolivia, freshly ground locoto or rocoto
chiles are mixed with the bark
of uña de gato, or cat claw (probably an Acacia
species) and used as a poultice on the afflicted area.
The breeding and development
of new
chile varieties — in addition to research into wild
species, post - harvest packaging, and genetics — is an on - going, major project at New Mexico State.
By Kraig Kraft The Search for the Origins
of Chile Peppers Starts in Arizona As a graduate student studying crop evolution at U.C. Davis, I am focusing my work on describing the genetic changes that took place during the domestication
of Capsicum annuum, a
species that includes some
of the most common varieties
of chile peppers cultivated worldwide.
Mistletoe and holly are endangered
species around here — everywhere we look in the Southwest, the traditional red and green decorations
of the holiday season are dominated by the very same colors
of New Mexico's powerful state vegetable, the
chile pepper.
Ever since the domestication
of the five Capsicum
species, with
chile breeding, human choice is the most important factor in the development
of new varieties.
The difficulty with such a theory is the fact that the principal
chile of Brazil was Capsicum chinense, yet that
species is rare today in India — the chinense growing in India may actually be an extreme form
of frutescens, the tabasco
chile.
«From Havana»; the hottest
chile in the world, this pod is
of the
species Capsicum chinense.
«Little monkey penis
chile»; found in Peru's central valley
of Chanchamayo, these are wild or semi-cultivated
chiles of unknown
species that are 1/2 to 1 inch long, very elongated, and mature to a bright red color.
Attracted to the brightly - colored pods, many
species of African birds raided the small garden plots and then flew further inland, spreading the seeds and returning the
chiles to the wild.
A Caribbean connection is likely for two reasons: the proximity to Florida and the fact that datils are a variety
of the
species Capsicum chinense, the same
species as other Caribbean
chiles such as the habanero and Scotch bonnets.
The following chart identifies the general rule for outcome
of cross pollination between the
species of the domesticated
chile: -
[read
species guide] Capsicum terminology is very confusing with Pepper, chilli,
chile, chili, aji, paprika and capsicum all used interchangeably to describe the plants and pods
of the genus Capsicum.
After all, most
of the
chiles in commerce are the same
species.
During the publicity that surrounded the first superhot
chile, the habanero in the early»90s, cooks realized that the chinense
species with the floral and fruity overtones
of its pods, were the perfect peppers to complement fruits, as you will see below.
The birdseye, particularly the Ugandan variety, is thought to be the most pungent
chile that is not
of the chinense
species (hence its notoriety), measuring up to 175,000 Scoville Heat Units.