What spices does Brazil have?

Answer 1

Peppers and chilies belong to the family Solanaceae and the genus Capsicum. This genus of 20-25 species has usually classified according to the level of domestication. Brazil stands out for having a wide diversity in all categories and includes four domesticated species:

.:. Capsicum annuum var. annuum;

.:. Capsicum bacccatum var. pendulum;

.:. Capsicum chinense;

.:. Capsicum frutescens.

There are three species semidomesticadas:

.:. Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum;

.:. Capsicum baccatum var. praetermissum.

.:. Capsicum baccatum var. baccatum.

And 80 to 10 wild species.

Different species and varieties (morphological variation within species) semidomesticadas domesticated and can be discriminated by morphological features seen mainly in the flowers