Capsicum pubescens est speciesplantarum fructiferarum in America australi sponte crescens. In Peruvia et Bolivia iam diu culta est; in Mexico, Indonesia alibique recenter (sed rarius) sub climatibus tropicis montanis colitur. Fructus aromaticus, sicut capsica alia, condimentum et salsamentum sapore calido praebet. Varietas Peruviana principalis rocoto appellatur.
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