The Lemon Drop pepper, ''Ají Limón'' or ''Ají Limo'', is a hot, citrus-like, lemon-flavored pepper which is a popular seasoning pepper in

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, where it is known as ''qillu uchu''. A member of the baccatum species, the lemon drop is a cone pepper that is around long and wide with some crinkling.

Description

Plants of the lemon drop variety are typical representatives of the species ''

Capsicum baccatum ''Capsicum baccatum'' is a member of the genus ''Capsicum'', and is one of the five domesticated chili pepper species. The fruit tends to be very pungent, and registers 30,000 to 50,000 on the Scoville Heat Unit scale. Chili pepper varieties in ...

''. In the first year they can reach a height of . The plant grows upright and is highly branched. The leaves are dark green and relatively narrow, the petals are whitish - green and carry yellow - green spots on the base. Lemon drop is a high yielding chilli plant, in a year one plant can produce over 100 fruits. The time between fertilization of flowers and ripening of the fruit is about 80 days.

Varieties

The lemon drop has been confused with ají limo, a different species (C. chinense) has the following variants: * Ají mochero: Characterized by its citrus scent and bright yellow color.{{cite web , title=Fruit and seed morphometry of “ají mochero” Capsicum chinense Jacq. , url=http://revistacta.agrosavia.co/html/1598/index.htm , publisher=AGROSAVIA , year=2020 , access-date=1 July 2022 * Ají miscucho. * Ají paringo. * Ají bola.

References

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External links

{{Commons, Capsicum baccatum
Ají Limo (Qillu Uchu, Lemon Drop Chili, Lemon Drop Pepper, Ají Limon)
Tasteatlas WORLD FOOD ATLAS. * {{cite book, last1=Acurio, first1=Gastón, title=Ajíes peruanos: Sazón para el mundo, year=2009, publisher=Ministerio de Agricultura de Perú, location=Lima, isbn=9786124558306, url=http://www.lamolina.edu.pe/hortalizas/webdocs/ajiesdelPeru.pdf, language=es {{Capsicum Cultivars Chili peppers Capsicum cultivars