Solanaceae Capsicum annuum var. annuum
Cayenne Pepper
Papago - Food, Special Food
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 47
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Capsicum annuum var. annuum
Scientific name: Capsicum annuum var. annuum
USDA symbol: CAANA4 (
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Common names: Cayenne Pepper
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Special Food
Notes: Added to meat and eaten as a delicacy.
RECRD: 43601 id: 7992