**1. Introduction**

*Capsicum* is an economic crop cultivated worldwide for spice in a wide array of cuisines, ornamental plants, source of vitamins, minerals, bioactive compounds, biopesticides, components of cosmetics, and other indigenous, medicinal, and industrial uses. The popularity of *Capsicum* caught the attention of breeders, researchers, and enthusiasts to propagate and develop this wonder crop. The number of *Capsicum* cultivars and taxonomic varieties is increasing [1, 2]; however, the genus *Capsicum* has five domesticated species and around 25 identified species [3]. These five *Capsicum* taxa (*C. annum, C. baccatum*, *C. chinense*, *C frutescens,* and *C. pubescens*) can be differentiated through their morphological characteristics like bloom and seed color, calyx form, number of flowers per node, and flower orientation [1, 3, 4]. Interestingly, *C. annum* is considered to have been domesticated from *C. annum* populations in the wild, while *Annum glabriusculum* in Mexico was derived from many geographically distinct wild populations [3].
