cayenne pepper

hot chili pepper used to flavor dishes
Taxon cultivar Q6598
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cayenne pepper

Summary

cayenne pepper is a cultivar[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of cultivar entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,801 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • cayenne pepper's instance of is recorded as cultivar[3].
  • cayenne pepper is classified at the rank of variety[4].
  • cayenne pepper is classified within Capsicum annuum[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, cayenne pepper is Capsicum annuum var. acuminatum[6].
  • cayenne pepper is a type of chili pepper[7].
  • cayenne pepper is used for spice[8].
  • cayenne pepper's Commons category is recorded as Cayenne pepper[9].
  • cayenne pepper's described at URL is recorded as https://wikipepper.org/pepper/cayenne[10].
  • cayenne pepper's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • cayenne pepper's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=415393[12].
  • cayenne pepper's this taxon is source of is recorded as cayenne pepper[13].
  • cayenne pepper's different from is recorded as cayenne pepper[14].
  • cayenne pepper's Scoville grade is recorded as {'amount': '+30000'}[15].
  • cayenne pepper's Scoville grade is recorded as {'amount': '+50000'}[16].
  • cayenne pepper's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wiki goes Caribbean[17].
  • cayenne pepper's P14830 is recorded as cayenne[18].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, cayenne pepper is Capsicum annuum var. acuminatum[6]. It is classified at the rank of variety[4]. It is classified within Capsicum annuum[5].

Identifiers

cayenne pepper's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3799280[19].

Discovery and Description

Things named for cayenne pepper include Apache Cayenne[20], a software library[21], founded in 2007[22].

Why It Matters

cayenne pepper ranks in the top 2% of cultivar entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,801 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for it include Apache Cayenne[20], a software library[21], founded in 2007[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · LlewellynTheLast · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14830 cayenne
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14830]]: cayenne, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788665516131"
  2. 8w ago · LlewellynTheLast · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    This taxon is source of cayenne pepper
    Instance of cultivar
    Different from cayenne pepper
    Instance of
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://wikipepper.org/pepper/cayenne"
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