Capsicum annuum

• Botanical Name : Capsicum annuum L.
• Synonyms : Capsicum annuum var. longum (DC.) Sendtn.
• Common Name : Lamba Lila Marcha, Green Chilli
• Plant Family : Solanaceae
• Plant Form : Herb
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 27
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Capsicum annuum Plant :

• Habit : A small perennial herb with angular stems.   
• Leaves : Broadly ovate, acuminate, wrinkled.
• Inflorescence : Extra-axillary cymose.
• Flowers : Calyx small. Corolla rotate, white-greenish or purplish, lobes 5. Stamens 5, Ovary two-celled, style slender, stigma capitate.
• Fruit : Berry small, oblong or ovoid, green and long, many seeded.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : August-December
• Significance :
  • Cultivated mainly for its small fruits which are hot and used in masala.
  • It increases appetite and useful in indigestion.