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Old 08-05-2006, 08:22 PM posted to sci.bio.botany
monique
 
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Default African hot pepper question

As an aside, all the Capsicum species are indigenous to the
Americas--even C. chinense, which probably hails originally from Brazil.
They've been nearly universally popular, though, so since their
transport to the Old World, many new varieties have been bred outside
the native range.

Monique Reed

Philip Wright wrote:

The peppers used to make pili pili (or often piri piri)
are called birds-eye peppers. There is a lot of info on
them on the web (including seeds). Here is a good starter
page: http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/profile_birdseye.html