(Capsicum Annum, Capsicum Frutescens), Unlike most other tropical spices, chilies are easy to cultivate and hence are cultivated in almost all the parts of the world, especially in the regions with tropical climate.
Among all the species of chili only five species of genus Capsicum are cultivated, and the most important species economically is Capsicum Annuum besides Capsicum frutescens that includes the Tabasco chili and is the most famous of all hot chilies.