This is an illustration of a rare chili pepper that contains anthocyanin, the purple chili pepper. It is a native variety of Nara Prefecture (Japan) and is one of the traditional vegetables certified as a "Yamato vegetable." It turns green when heated and turns red when fully ripe.
Botanical information
Informations of the plants imaged for these illustrations is bellow.
Botanical name
< scientific name >
Capsicum annuum
< common name >
chili pepper, capsicum pepper
< extra >
Purple chili pepper
Plantae Category
< family >
Solanaceae
< genus >
Capsicum
< species >
Capsicum annuum
Origin
< place >
western Amazon basin
[cultivar] Nara, JP
