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Very pungent

Capsicum chacoense

Capsicum chacoense is a wild pepper species listed in the book with green-to-red fruit.

Scoville Very pungent (no SHU in cited sources)

Very pungent

Origin

Latin America

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Flavor

Tasting notes

Capsicum chacoense is a wild pepper species listed in the book with green-to-red fruit.

Colors

Common ripening colors

greenred