Capsicum chinense

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q311071
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Capsicum chinense

Summary

Capsicum chinense is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,136 views/month, #991 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Capsicum chinense's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Capsicum chinense is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • China is named after Capsicum chinense[5].
  • Capsicum chinense is classified within Capsicum[6].
  • Capsicum chinense's scientific name is Capsicum chinense[7].
  • Capsicum chinense is used for spice[8].
  • Capsicum chinense's Commons category is recorded as Capsicum chinense[9].
  • Capsicum chinense's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Capsicum chinense[10].
  • Capsicum chinense's Commons gallery is recorded as Capsicum chinense[11].
  • Capsicum chinense's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=8910[12].
  • Capsicum chinense's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. chinense'}[13].
  • Capsicum chinense is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'aji'}[14].
  • Capsicum chinense is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '中华辣椒'}[15].
  • Capsicum chinense is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'chile'}[16].
  • Capsicum chinense's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[17].
  • Capsicum chinense's taxon author citation is recorded as Jacq.[18].
  • Capsicum chinense's hardiness of plant is recorded as 10[19].
  • Capsicum chinense's taxon range is recorded as Monção[20].

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Classification

Capsicum chinense's scientific name is Capsicum chinense[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Capsicum[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'aji'}[14], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '中华辣椒'}[15], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'chile'}[16].

Discovery and Description

China is named after Capsicum chinense[5].

Identifiers

Capsicum chinense's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 69135[21]. Capsicum chinense's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 80379[22]. Capsicum chinense's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 581097[23]. Capsicum chinense's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2932942[24]. Capsicum chinense's ITIS TSN is recorded as 30494[25].

Why It Matters

Capsicum chinense ranks in the top 0.51% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,136 views/month, #991 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . plants.ces.ncsu.edu. plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved . floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use spice
    Taxon rank species
    Taxon range Monção
    Instance of
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