Capsicum chinense is only known as the "chinese pepper".
 Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (17271817), a Dutch botanist, erroneously named the species in 1776, because he believed they originated in China due to their prevalence in Chinese cuisine after their introduction by European explorers
 In Eastern Mexico, dry pepper fruits and seeds have been recovered from 9,000 years old burials in Tamaulipas and Tehuacn, further indicating their use since 7 to 2023,000 B

