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| Attribute | Purple Thai Pepper Remove |
Habanero – Orange
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Capsicum Flexuosum Remove |
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| Scoville range | 40,000 – 60,000 SHU Medium |
100,000 – 350,000 SHU Medium |
30,000 – 50,000 SHU Medium |
| Species | — | Capsicum chinense | Capsicum flexuosum |
| Origin | — | Amazon Basin | Brazil (wild) |
| Ripe color | — | Orange | Red |
| Pod size | — | 1-2 inches | 0.5-1 inch |
| Flavor profile | — | Intense heat with fruity, citrus notes | Hot heat |
| Culinary uses | — | Hot sauces, salsas, marinades, Caribbean cuisine | Wild species, research |
| Growing difficulty | — | Moderate | Difficult |
| Days to harvest | — | 90-100 days | 100-120 days |
| Plant height | — | 24-36 inches | 48-60 inches |
| Community rating | — | — | — |
Scoville values are laboratory ranges for the variety, not for an individual pod. Blank cells are not recorded; see each pepper's page for sources and review state.