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Capsicum - Pepper

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Black pepper is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae. The word pepper originated from the Sanskrit word pippali, meaning berry. Pepper is now grown in Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Kampuchea as well as the West coast of India, known as Malabar.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Rutin, Selenium, Sodium, Sulphur, Vitamins A, B-complex, Vitamin C[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
simple lternate elliptical to lanceolate, with smooth margins (entire)

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual around 1.5 cm, or 1 in, in diameter white 5 flowers are borne singly or, rarely, in pairs in the axils (where leaves join stems)

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
vary vary yellow, orange, red, or purple The fruits are many-seeded berries--pod-like many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Bell peppers are warm-season crops and grow best at temperatures between 18 and 30°C (65–86°F)[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. "Phytochemicals and Constituents of Capsicum"
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  3. "practical palnts"

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