C.
baccatum L. Bird pepper, according to Miller, and synonymous with C. frutescens var.
This word, from the Arawaks of the West Indies, was transferred to South America by the Spanish and became the general term there for Capsicums of all varieties, but specifically the species
baccatum.
Very crunchy, fruity and aromatic
baccatum variety from Minas Gerails, Northern Brazil.
Very tasty
baccatum chili pepper with a nice sweetness and just a medium pungency.
Great
baccatum variety created in Duke University, USA.
If you have grown 100 or more
baccatums, you still don't have experienced the great diversity of them.
A fantastic wild variety which is the mother of
all baccatum peppers.
A great
baccatum bred from an accidental cross I grew years ago.
Also, as
baccatum peppers go, Omnicolor needs very little maintenance and does just well even indoors.
Yet another wonderful chili pepper which belongs to to Capsicum
baccatum species.
If you are mostly into the aroma and taste, then check out this and other
baccatum chilis as well!
A great variety to open a whole new world about chile peppers if you are not yet familiar with Capsicum
baccatum species.
A definite must have for
a baccatum chili lover.
Very good
baccatum variety especially for a beginner grower as it's very easy and gives nice crops even when ideal growing conditions are not available.
Lemon Drop represents hot, non-sweet, slightly lemon - flavored types of
baccatum peppers (as opposed to sweet, low - heat or only moderately hot «Aji» — type
baccatum peppers).
A great example of what
baccatum chili pepper can be!
A great Capsicum
baccatum variety which produces very good yield of red pods with a length around 5 - 7 cm.
This variety is a great example how tasty
baccatum chili peppers are!
A hybrid variety of two amazing old
baccatum peppers — and a very successful hybrid it is, too!
Quite rare
baccatum chili pepper with lot of fruity overtones with it's taste.
Yet another great, great
baccatum chili pepper.
Capsicum
baccatum variety with exceptional sweetness.
Great
baccatum chili pepper variety which has a great, exotic tasting aroma with quite a nice kick!
These large pods are very tasty as you would expect from
a baccatum like this.
Quite prolific, very tasty
baccatum peppers.
Baccatum peppers traditionally only grow in South America, but they are actually the easiest and most successful plants for home growers and beginners in chili hobby.
Very prolific, hot Capsicum
baccatum with a tasty, sharp aroma.
There is some confusion about the rocotillo chili pepper, since some appear to be from Capsicum
baccatum and some from Capsicum Chinense.
Cayenne pepper, which is now much used at our tables, is the fruit of Capsicum
baccatum [actually, Capsicum annuum] of Linnaeus, (Bird pepper) and differs not materially in its effects from that of the species here figured, for which it is frequently substituted.
Chinense: Crosses prolifically with annuum, sporadically with frutescens and
baccatum, does not cross with pubescens.
The pods are very much like chiltepins, suggesting that this plant represents a very primitive type of
baccatum...
Frutescens: Crosses sporadically with annuum,
baccatum, and chinense; does not cross with pubescens.
The pods are very much like chiltepins, suggesting that this plant represents a very primitive type of
baccatum that was (and still is) spread by birds.
Allen Boatman, a friend who teaches horticulture in Tampa, Florida, sent me this photo of a variety of Capsicum
baccatum that he calls «Aji Bird».
However,
baccatum only produces sterile hybrids with other species.
baccatum, chillies for Cayenne pepper; and annuum, Spanish pepper.
Trepadeira Werner Very pretty (see the white pods ripening to bright red) and unusul
baccatum pepper that has an unusual, very delicious berry - like aroma and sweetness..
This bright and beautiful pepper (capsicum
baccatum) is grown throughout Latin America and its color varies from bright yellow to dark orange.
The plant Capsicum, from which this spice is procured, is a native of both the East and West Indies, but the variety named Capsicum
baccatum, or bird pepper, which is the most pungent, is found in the West Indies only.
Ají panca is also Capsicum
baccatum.
The species is either C. chinense or
baccatum.
In your book, «Peppers of the» World» it's said to be a chinense, but the USDA lists it as C.
baccatum var.
Are most other C.
baccatum varieties shade - loving as well?
There are wild forms of C. annuum, C. chinense, and C.
baccatum; however, with C. pubescens, no plant with small fruits that easily separate from the plant has ever been found.
I'm quite sure it's
a baccatum, as it had hairy foliage, purple flowers and the fruits developed black seeds.
The plant Capsicum, from which this spice is procured, is a native of both the East and West Indies, but the variety named Capsicum
baccatum, or bird pepper,...