Habanero | |
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Species | Capsicum chinense |
Cultivar | 'Habanero' |
The habanero chili is a type of chili pepper. Unripe habaneros are green. They color as they mature. Common colors are orange and red, but white, brown, and pink are also seen. Typically a ripe habanero chili is 2–6 centimetres (0.8–2.4 in) long. Habanero chilis are very spicy, rated 100,000–350,000 on the Scoville scale.[1]
The habanero chili comes from the Amazonas region. From there it was spread in Mexico.[2] The habanero is a perennial flowering plant. With proper care and growing conditions, it can produce flowers (and thus fruit) for many years.
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Capsicum cultivars | |
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C. annuum var. annuum | Aleppo · Anaheim · Ancho · Banana pepper · Bell pepper · Bird's eye · Cascabel · Cayenne · Chilaca · Chungyang red pepper · Cubanelle · Chile de arbol · Dundicut · Facing heaven · Fresno · Guajillo · Hungarian wax · Italian sweet · Jalapeño · Medusa · Mulato · New Mexico (Anaheim) · Padrón · Pasilla · Peperoncini · Peter · Pimento · Poblano · Santa Fe Grande · Serrano · Shishito |
C. annuum var. glabriusculum | Piquín · Wild chiltepin |
C. chinense | Adjuma · Ají dulce · 'Carolina Reaper' · Datil · Fatalii · Habanero · Hainan yellow lantern chili · 'Madame Jeanette' · Naga jolokia · 'Red Savina' habanero · Scotch bonnet · Trinidad moruga scorpion · Trinidad scorpion 'Butch T' |
C. frutescens | African bird's eye · Siling labuyo · Malagueta · Tabasco |
C. baccatum | Ají · Bishop's crown · Lemon drop · Peppadew |
C. pubescens | Rocoto pepper |