Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Peach
Classified as C. chinense. Ripens to peach/salmon/pastel, habanero-type pods, with tail. Packs 500,000–1,400,000 SHU (extremely hot, in superhot territory). Associated with Trinidad & Tobago. The scorpion tail trait is one of the most distinctive features in the superhot pepper world. Parentage: Landrace from Moruga, Trinidad. Believed to be a selection from 7-Pot × Congo Pepper cross by Nigel & Russell Rooplal (ca. 2010).
Classified as C. chinense. Ripens to peach/salmon/pastel, habanero-type pods, with tail. Packs 500,000–1,400,000 SHU (extremely hot, in superhot territory). Associated with Trinidad & Tobago. The scorpion tail trait is one of the most distinctive features in the superhot pepper world. Parentage: Landrace from Moruga, Trinidad. Believed to be a selection from 7-Pot × Congo Pepper cross by Nigel & Russell Rooplal (ca. 2010).
