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In message , Nick Maclaren
writes In article , Stewart Robert Hinsley writes: | | DNA data has tomato deep within Solanum - in fact as closer to potatoes | that are many other unquestioned species of Solanum - which is why the | botanists have moved tomatoes back into Solanum. Interesting. It doesn't surprise me - I never did understand why it was separated, because there is so much in common. Anyway, that is another "Who gives a damn?" reclassification, as it will cause no confusion - after all, it is only reverting to an older usage, except that I think that it was Solanum something-else :-) | However, Solanum capsicum isn't chilli; it's Jerusalem Cherry. Chillis | are Capsicum species, and belong to the same group of Solanaceae as | Solanum, but within any concept of Solanum with any degree of | acceptance. Er, Star Capsicum, surely? Jerusalem Cherry is S. pseudocapsicum in all my books. Or have the species been merged? Perhaps I shouldn't believe all I read on the web, but hits for "Solanum capsicum" were either coming up with Jerusalem Cherry, or wtih a list of generic names. Maybe this is another case of the vagaries of vernacular names. In any case Solanum capsicum is not a chilli. Regards, Nick Maclaren. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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