Claudio Contreras / Fast flowing silted river, deforestation, Port-a-Piment, Haiti, October 2010

Florian Möllers / Chili (Capsicum annuum) fruit left outside to dry. Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China, October.

Alex Hyde / Ripe Chilli peppers (Capsicum annuum) in a pile.

Alex Hyde / Chilli peppers (Capsicum annuum) green and red developing on plant.

Alex Hyde / Chilli peppers (Capsicum annuum), developing on plant.

Gary K. Smith / Close up of harvested home grown Chillies (Capscium annum acuminatum) and courgettes, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Chillies, 'Hungarian wax yellow' drying on garden sieve on the potting shed bench, UK, September.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Peppers laid out for sale at a market, Meknes, Morocco, March 2009

Gary K. Smith / Freshly picked Red, Green and Yellow Chillies {Capsicum annum acuminatum} close up shot, UK

Gary K. Smith / Chilli plant 'pinocchio's nose' growing outside against a blue fence, Norfolk, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Close up shot of home grown greenhouse harvest of Sweet peppers, chilli peppers and tomatoes, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Home grown green chillies, 'heatwave' variety {Capsicum annum} freshly picked and laid out on chair in garden conservatory, Norfolk, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Home grown green chillies, 'heatwave' variety {Capsicum annum}, freshly picked and laid out on chair in garden conservatory, Norfolk, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Yellow chilli peppers / chillies (Capsicum annum acuminatum) freshly harvested on pale blue background

Gary K. Smith / Fresh red chillies / chilli peppers (Capsicum annum acuminatum) cutout

Gary K. Smith / Yellow red & green chilli peppers / chillies (Capsicum annum acuminatum) freshly harvested on pale blue background

Gary K. Smith / Fresh red chillies / chilli peppers (Capsicum annum acuminatum) cutout

Gary K. Smith / Red chilli peppers / chillies (Capsicum annum acuminatum) freshly harvested on pale blue background

Gary K. Smith / Red chilli peppers / chillies (Capsicum annum acuminatum) freshly harvested on pale blue background

Gary K. Smith / Red green & yellow chilli peppers / chillies (Capsicum annum acuminatum) freshly harvested on pale blue background

Gary K. Smith / Red green & yellow chilli peppers / chillies (Capsicum annum acuminatum) freshly harvested on pale blue background

Gary K. Smith / Fresh red chillies / chilli peppers (Capsicum annum acuminatum) cutout

Pete Oxford / Green chilli peppers for sale in market, Yuanyang, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Jose B. Ruiz / Chilli pepper plants {Capsicum annum acuminatum} medicinal cultivation. Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Chilli pepper plants {Capsicum annum acuminatum} medicinal cultivation. Alicante, Spain

Nick Garbutt / Red and green Chilli peppers {Capsicum annum acuminatum} at Port Louis market, Mauritius

Staffan Widstrand / Chilli pepper fruit {Capsicum annum acuminatum} Guyana