thapi

Updated: June 3, 2025

This plant, hitherto unknown in Europe, would be a most valuable acquisition to those countries in which the olive cannot be raised. Many species of the capsicum, or guinea pepper, are cultivated in Chili, under the name of thapi, and are used as seasonings in the food of the natives.

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