Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Chocolate
Classified as C. chinense. Ripens to brown/chocolate, habanero-type pods, with tail. Rates 500,000–1,200,000 SHU, which means extremely hot, in superhot territory. Roots trace to 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 brown/chocolate, habanero-type pods, with tail. Rates 500,000–1,200,000 SHU, which means extremely hot, in superhot territory. Roots trace to 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).
