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  • Ms. Coelho, who not only can wax poetic about the female epiphytic cycad in the Botanical Garden's New World Lowland Rainforest exhibit or the incendiary Capsicum chinense peppers in the Edible Garden area but who also spars gamely with chipmunks on her own property, in Putnam Valley couldn't have been more generous with her time or patient with my level of horticultural idiocy.

    Growing Tomatoes With a Pro 2010

  • Tertiary relict plant species occur in the Nanling Mountains, including threatened subtropical conifers such as Cathaya argyrophylla, Amentotaxus argotaenia, Cephalotaxus oliveri and Liriodendron chinense, a member of the magnolia family.

    Jian Nan subtropical evergreen forests 2008

  • Dominant taxa here include feathergrass (Stipa baicalensis, S. capillata, and S. grandis), Festuca ovina, Aneurolepidium chinense, Filifolium sibiricuman, and Cleistogenes sqarrosa.

    Mongolian-Manchurian grassland 2008

  • Temporal variation in aboveground biomass of Leymus chinense steppe from species to community levels in the Xilin River Basin, Inner Mongolia, China.

    Mongolian-Manchurian grassland 2008

  • Well the Capsicum ranges from green peppers or bell sweet peppers Capsicum annum, through to the hottest of hot Habanero or Capsicum chinense.

    Archive 2007-09-01 2007

  • Well the Capsicum ranges from green peppers or bell sweet peppers Capsicum annum, through to the hottest of hot Habanero or Capsicum chinense.

    The Solanaceae’s the Mafia family of the Plant world 2007

  • Capsicum chinense which includes such types as habaneros, scotch bonnets and goat peppers abounds in the Caribbean region.

    latimes.com - News 2011

  • C. chinense, which usually produce pods 1 to 2 inches in diameter, are known for being fiery and flavorful, but describing that flavor is difficult.

    Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles 2009

  • Usually, C. chinense peppers are described as having a smoky, apricot-like flavor and a fresh, fruity smell that can't be missed.

    Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles 2009

  • If you're looking for the hottest chiles around, you'll find them in the C. chinense group.

    Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles 2009

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