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Capsicum frutescens
A chilli plant with broad soft leaves and ripe small chillies. This plant possibly grew from a single seed from someone who brought their food up here as chili peppers play an important role in local cuisine.
Growing on a ground beside the stairway up the hill in Agop Batu Tulug Archaeological Museum, located beside the highway between Sandakan and Lahad Datu, Sabah.
>>>Map accuracy : 1km diameter. Fun fact ~ All the species of chilies originated from the Americas, cultivated for thousands of years and spread around the world.
Spotted on Jun 6, 2010
Submitted on May 26, 2013
5 Comments
Wow, I see many spice fans here.
Thank you all for your comments.
Hi Mark, as I have already mentioned in the description, I think some guy brought their spicy food up here and dropped a few seeds on the ground which resulted in them growing here. There are only about 2 of these plants here so I guess they are quite new and have not started dispersing their seeds yet.
Nice spotting, Chun
Awesome.
wow, very bright!
Are they self-seeding there Chun? (I always think the upright ones are very hot)