Question

Botanical name for red chillies is

• A. Capsicum frutescens
• B. Capsicum annuum
• C. Physalis
• D. Withania

Answer 1

The correct option is B Capsicum annuum

Capsicum annuum (native to the Americas) is a species of the plant genus Capsicum (peppers) in the nightshade family of Solanaceae. The species encompasses a wide variety of shapes and sizes of peppers, both mild and hot, such as bell peppers, jalapeños, New Mexico chillies, and cayenne peppers.

Whereas Capsicum frutescens (piri piri, tabasco peppers), Withania (Indian ginseng, poison gooseberry) and Physalis (ground cherry) belong to the same family, but have different characteristics and uses.

So, the correct option is 'B'.