Tropaeolum majus

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Tropaeolum majus L.

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Order Brassicales
Family Tropaeolaceae
Genus Tropaeolum

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Origin : Mexico

wild or cultivated

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Description

Popular names

  • English: nasturtium
  • French: capucine
  • Spanish:
    • capuchina
    • mexiquelite (Mexico, Santamaría)
See etymology of Tropaeolum, capucine

Classification

Cultivars

History

  • Pelon Mexixquilitl, Pelon Chilli, seu Nasturtium Peruinum. Hernández, Hist. Mex. 161.

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