John=89]wrote:

> The chile pequin (also rendered as chiltecpin, chiltipin, and chile
> pet=EDn) is a small berry-like pepper which grows on a rather pretty
> little green bush, although older plants can get as tall as a man. It
> is indigenous from South Texas to South America, where it apparently
> originated. Biologists believe that the pequin was in fact the
> original chile, from which all other Capsicum varieties derive,
> including Bell peppers, jalape=F1os, serranos, etc.

Here's a researcher that really did a nice job of sorting out peppers
and chiles all over the world:

http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/...?Caps_ann.html