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Capsicum frutescens
The bird's eye chili plant is a perennial with small, tapering fruits, often 2-3, at a node. The fruits of most varieties are red, some are yellow, purple or black. The fruits are very pungent. The flowers are greenish white or yellowish white. The bird's eye chili is small but packs quite a lot of heat. At one time it was even listed as the hottest chili in the Guinness Book of World Records but other hotter varieties of chili have since been identified. It measures around 50,000-100,000 Scoville units which is at the lower end of the range for the hotter Habanero chili.
I got a chili fruit from a friend. I planted it and a really cool Chili Plant came out as you can see here.
it is most likely Capsicum annuum
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proce...
There are so many that look alike it is tough to tell them just by pictures. It takes a combination of looks, flavor and a lot of know how
Spotted on Apr 6, 2011
Submitted on Jul 25, 2011
