Vegetables
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Country of Origin: Brazil

Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
General Type: Ornamental
Other: Murupi
Pepper Shape: Wrinkled
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: Green to Orange
Green to Brown (Chocolate)
Green to Purple
Other: Multicolored, Olive, Black
Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): 100,000-300,000
Heat: Hot 30K-300K SHU

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Indehiscent
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Resistances: Humidity tolerant

Common names
  • Hot Pepper
Also sold as:
  • Murupi Purple
  • Purple Murupi

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