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Solanaceae

Locoto

Capsicum baccatum L.

Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Capsicum

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Locoto (Capsicum baccatum)
FlowerPhoto: aacocucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (24)
bi
Kabsikam
Catalan
Pebre tendre, Pebre verd, Pebrer, Pebrera, Pebrot verd
Chinese
浆果状辣椒, 风铃辣椒
Czech
Paprika křídlatá
Danish
Aji, Bærchili
Dutch
Aji
English
Locoto, Aji
Estonian
Maripaprika
Finnish
Marjapaprika
Hebrew
פלפל חריף צהוב
Hindi
शिमला मिर्च
Hungarian
Bogyós paprika
Japanese
アヒ・アマリージョ, カプシクム・バッカトゥム, キイロトウガラシ, 黄色唐辛子
Korean
베리고추
Malayalam
കാപ്സിക്കം ബക്കാട്ടം
Norwegian Bokmål
Ají, Aji
Odia
ଶିମଳା ଲଙ୍କ୍ଲା
Persian
فلفل باکاتوم
Polish
Papryka jagodowa
Portuguese
Pimenta calabresa
Punjabi
ਕੈਪਸੀਕਮ ਬੈਕਟਮ
Russian
Стручковый перец ягодный
Spanish
Aji escabeche, Ají escabeche
Swedish
Bärpeppar, Aji

Synonyms

  • Capsicum annuum subsp. baccatum (L.) Terpó
  • Capsicum annuum var. baccatum (L.) Kuntze
  • Capsicum cerasiforme Dunal
  • Capsicum frutescens var. baccatum Irish
  • Capsicum fruticosum Sendtn.
  • Capsicum microcarpum var. glabrescens Hassl.
  • Capsicum microcarpum var. microcarpum
  • Capsicum pulchellum Salisb.
  • Capsicum pulchellum Nocca

Flowers

In flower
December to April (from 18 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.