Philip L. Villa's scientific contributions

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Erwin (2) made the first attempt to classify pepper cultivars for horticultural purposes in 1932. Both the cultivars now used and our knowledge of this plant have changed greatly, so that Erwin's classification has little value at the present time.

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... This species differentiates from the other species in that it is semi-domesticated, endemic from the South East of Brazil and represents a transition between the groups of purple and white flowers. The species are predominantly diploids (2n=24), present an extraordinary diversity in the fruit's morphology, colour, size and flavour (from sweet to spicy) and are widely used as either vegetables or spices (Bosland and Votava, 2012 Horticultural classification: Smith et al. (1987) classified chilli cultivars based on the fruit shape, colour and uses. ...