A New Foundation for Capsicum
June 15, 2022 6:46 AM Subscribe
Dr Gloria Barboza et al. have published their long awaited monograph of Capsicum (PDF). It’s difficult to overstate how exciting this is to the study and cultivation of peppers.
Although Capsicum has been extensively studied and great advances have been made in the understanding of its taxonomy and the relationships amongst the species, there is no taxonomic monograph of the genus as a whole. As part of ongoing projects to revise the genera Capsicum and Lycianthes, we present here a comprehensive taxonomic treatment of Capsicum, including updated information about morphology, anatomy, karyology, phylogeny and distribution and a revision of the nomenclature and typification of the 265 names in the genus. An identification key and descriptions of wild and domesticated taxa, together with distribution maps and illustrations for each, are provided.
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eleven major clades are resolved within Capsicum and given informal clade names: Andean, Caatinga, Flexuosum, Bolivian, Longidentatum, Atlantic Forest, Purple Corolla, Pubescens, Tovarii, Baccatum and Annuum .
Two main lineages can be distinguished in the genus: one formed by the early diverging Andean clade that includes species from Central America and north-western South America and the other including the remaining species of the genus.
The domesticated species and their closest relatives are resolved in this second lineage and contained within the Annuum, Baccatum and Pubescens clades, which form the most derived branches
So, what I get from a quick read of this is there are loads of different peppers, but you're likely to have only eaten peppers from two or three clades. And Annuum peppers are the most familiar, unless you like really hot types.
posted by Bee'sWing at 7:21 AM on June 15, 2022
Two main lineages can be distinguished in the genus: one formed by the early diverging Andean clade that includes species from Central America and north-western South America and the other including the remaining species of the genus.
The domesticated species and their closest relatives are resolved in this second lineage and contained within the Annuum, Baccatum and Pubescens clades, which form the most derived branches
So, what I get from a quick read of this is there are loads of different peppers, but you're likely to have only eaten peppers from two or three clades. And Annuum peppers are the most familiar, unless you like really hot types.
posted by Bee'sWing at 7:21 AM on June 15, 2022
Are all of them edible? Most? Are any deadly? Where can I attend a tasting festival where I can try one of each?
I'd read the article but my capacity for science writing has been surpassed for the week...
posted by Grither at 9:40 AM on June 15, 2022
I'd read the article but my capacity for science writing has been surpassed for the week...
posted by Grither at 9:40 AM on June 15, 2022
Some do indeed like it hot. This has been an interesting series of posts to read.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 9:53 AM on June 15, 2022
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 9:53 AM on June 15, 2022
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