Capsicum frutescens 'Piri piri'

Chilli
Piri piri
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Some ripe and unripe piri piri chillies still on the plant
Scientific Classification
Species:	Capsicum frutescens
Synonyms
African bird's eye African devil African red devil Peri peri (Mozambique) Phrik chee fa (Thailand) Pili pili (Mozambique) Piri piri (Mozambique/Portugal)

Plant Data
Mature height:	45-120cm (1½-4ft)
Heat:	· · · · 5 · · · ·
Scoville heat units:	50,000 - 175,000
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"Piri piri" redirects here. For other uses, see Piri piri (disambiguation).

Piri piri is a cultivar of Capsicum frutescens chilli pepper, that grows both wild and domesticated. It is a small and extremely spicy member of the Capsicum genus.

The plants are usually very bushy and grow in height to 45-120cm (1½-4ft), with leaves of 4–7cm (1½-2¾in) length and 1⅓-1½cm (½in) width. The fruits are generally tapered to a blunt point and measure up to 2.5 centimeters long. Immature pod color is green, mature color is bright red or purple. Some varieties of birdseye measure up to 175,000 Scoville Heat Units.

Growing

Main article: Chilli

Troubles

Main article: Pepper troubles

References

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