Janaki ji All chillies belong to the same species Capsicum annuum. Earlier short erect hot chillies were placed under C. frutescens, but now they are under the same species. Cultivars with different degree of hotness develop due to long time adaptation to different climates, hybridization and selection. As a rule chillies of hotter climates are hotter as compared to colder climates.
Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 5:42 PM, JANAKI TURAGA <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > I have been wondering about these chillies in Northeast where each > hotter than the other chillies are being produced-apparently on their > own, such as Naga Chilli, Raja Chilli, Bhoot Jolokia etc. > Since chillies have been an introduced species into India, what are > the ancestors of these hot chillies and are these indigenous to the > North east India region, and if not, then how and when were these > introduced. Were all these chilli species introduced by only one > country Portugal or were there others? > I am mystified because only in these regions are these very very hot > fiery chillies found and nowhere else in India, where only hot and > mild chillies are found. > Further, in Bangalore two varieties of chillies used to be commonly > sold by vegetable sellers, the milder longer variety and the shorter, > fiery variety that was known as 'Turki' mirchi. These Turki chillies > were considered not only as fiery as the Turks who ruled over > Mysore-Bangalore, but were also thought to have been brought by them. > Also mild chillies that are a fiery red only are the Guntur chillies > and the Kashmiri chillies. So a whole variety of chillies are there in > the country, and I wonder did the ancestors of these varied chillies > come into the country, and that too selectively to some places only, > and how did all these varieties come in and spread. > Looking forward to hearing from you all, > Kind Regards > Janaki > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
