Solanaceae
Aji
Capsicum chinense
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Capsicum
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Common names
By language (32)
- Albanian
- Pjepër kinez
- Arabic
- فليفلة صينية
- arz
- فليفله صينيه
- Assamese
- ফফং জলকীয়া
- Asturian
- Chile
- Bangla
- চীনা ক্যাপসিকাম
- Burmese
- ဆင်အော်ငရုပ်သီး
- Chinese
- 黃燈籠辣椒, 黄灯笼辣椒, 中华辣椒, 中国辣椒, 中國辣椒, 黃帝椒, 黃辣椒, 黄帝椒
- Czech
- Paprika čínská
- Danish
- Havannapeber
- English
- Aji, Yellow lantern chili
- Estonian
- Kariibi paprika
- Filipino
- Habanero
- Finnish
- Havannapaprika
- Hungarian
- Kínai paprika
- Indonesian
- Cabai naga kuning
- Japanese
- シネンセ種
- Korean
- 중국고추
- Lithuanian
- Datulinė paprika
- Malayalam
- കാപ്സിക്കം ചിനെൻസ്
- nah
- Chīltomatl
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Habanero
- Odia
- ଚିନା ଶିମଳା ମରିଚ
- Persian
- دارفلفل زرد
- Portuguese
- C. chinense, Pimenta murupi, Pimenta-murupi
- Punjabi
- ਚੀਨੀ ਸ਼ਿਮਲਾ ਮਿਰਚ
- Russian
- Стручковый перец китайский, Капсикум китайский
- shn
- မၢၵ်ႇၽိတ်ႉၸၢင်ႉႁွင်ႉ
- Sinhala
- කොච්චි
- Spanish
- Aji dulce, Aji habanero, Aji panca, Ají habanero, Ají panca, Chile habanero, Habanero, Habanero chile
- Swedish
- Havannapeppar
- Yoruba
- Ata rodo
Synonyms
- Capsicum annuum var. cerasiforme Irish
- Capsicum annuum var. chinense (Jacq.) Alef.
- Capsicum annuum var. luteum (Lam.) Alef.
- Capsicum annuum var. milleri (Roem. & Schult.) Alef.
- Capsicum assamicum J.Purkay. & Lok.Singh
- Capsicum cerasiforme Willd.
- Capsicum cerasiforme Mill.
- Capsicum cerasiforme Lam.
- Capsicum cerasiforme var. maurocarpum Dunal
- Capsicum cereolum Bertol.
- Capsicum conicum Vell.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. globosum Fingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. majus Fingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. minus Fingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. oliviforme Fingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. subangulosum Fingerh.
- Capsicum cordiforme var. subsulcatum Dunal
- Capsicum dichotomum Vell.
- Capsicum frutescens var. cerasiforme L.H.Bailey
- Capsicum grossum var. cerasiforme (Lam.) C.B.Clarke
- Capsicum indicum var. humifusum Dierb.
- Capsicum indicum var. luteum (Lam.) Dierb.
- Capsicum indicum var. ochranthum Dierb.
- Capsicum luteum Lam.
- Capsicum milleri Roem. & Schult.
- Capsicum odoriferum Vell.
- Capsicum oxycarpum Dunal
- Capsicum sinense Murray
- Capsicum toxicarium Poepp. ex Fingerh.
- Capsicum ustulatum Paxton
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.