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[[File:Green-chilli-in-Kannur.JPG|thumb|right|''Green-chilli'']]
'''Capsicum''' is a popular species cultivated world wide. Despite being a single species, the capsicum annum has many forms, with a variety of names, even in the same language.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Digestive problems}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Sprains}}, {{Uses|Unbroken chilblains}}, {{Uses|Neuralgia}}, {{Uses|Pleurisy}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|Elliptical to lanceolate, with smooth margins (entire)}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|around Around 1.5 cm|Yellow|5|The small flowers are borne singly or, rarely, in pairs in the axils}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Berries pod|7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|Ripening to green, yellow, orange, red, or purple|But with no sutures—that vary considerably in size and shape|manyMany}}
===Other features===
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.mdidea.com/products/new/new00504.html "Phytochemicals and Constituents of Capsicum"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://eol.org/pages/581098/overview "brief Brief summary of chillis"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/capsicums-and-chillies/growing-capsicums-and-chillies "Growing capsicums and chillies"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://www.worldofchillies.com/Chilli-plant-varieties/Chilli-plant-varieties-Capsicum/Chilli-plants-Capsicum-Annuum.html hottest Hottest chillis around the world]* [https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/capsicum-annuum-longum-group/ charecteristics Charecteristics of chillis]
* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228489079_Chemical_composition_of_the_pepper_fruit_extracts_of_hot_cultivars_Capsicum_annuum_L CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE PEPPER FRUIT EXTRACTS OF HOT CULTIVARS]
* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a685 chillis Chillis on missouri Missouri botonical garden]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Solanaceae]]
