Thank you Gurcharan ji for your valuable inputs. Looking forward to inputs as to how these introduced species spread across India. Kind Regards Janaki
On 2/27/15, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
