There are dozens of varieties of Bird Peppers throughout the world. The two best known varieties in North America are Tepin and Pequin. Bird peppers are commonly reported to be the hottest chile...
Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Very HotPequin is a wild 'bird pepper. There are two 'types' of pequins, one called chiltepin which is tiny and round and the more oval shaped ones called...
This variety is more accurately part of the Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum species. These peppers are found all over Africa where there are also called congo, Mombassa, Pequin, Uganda or Zanzibar...