Capsicum chinense Jacq.

McQuate, Grant T. & Liquido, Nicanor J., 2013, Annotated World Bibliography of Host Fruits of Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), Insecta Mundi 2013 (289), pp. 1-61 : 8

Capsicum chinense Jacq.

GRIN Nomen number: 8910

Family: Solanaceae

Common Name: bonnet pepper (English), datil pepper (English), habanero pepper (English), habañero pepper (Spanish), piri-piri pepper (English), rocotillo (Spanish), squash pepper (English), yellow squash pepper (English).

Native: SOUTHERN AMERICA - Brazil: Brazil - Amazonas; Western South America: southern Colombia.

Cultivated: widely cultivated in neotropics.

Field Infestation: Mziray et al. 2010b: From March 2007 to March 2008, a total of 82 fruits (1.56 kg) was collected from the Morogoro region of Tanzania. Bactrocera latifrons was recovered in 22 of 82 collections (26.8%) with an overall infestation rate of 15.9 B. latifrons per kg of fruit (53.04 flies per kg infested fruits).

Capsicum conoides Mill. , see Capsicum annuum L. or Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum

Capsicum cordiforme Mill. , see Capsicum annuum L.