Naga Morich

Capsicum chinense "Naga Morich"
Unripe Naga Jolokia (Naga Morich) Chillies
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Capsicum
Species:	C. chinense 'Naga Morich'
Trinomial name
Capsicum chinense 'Naga Morich'

Naga Morich

Heat	Maximum (SR: >1,000,000[1])

The Naga Morich is a chilli pepper native to Assam, North India, and Sylhet region of Bangladesh. Known as the sister chilli to the Bhut Jolokia, or Ghost Chilli. The Naga Morich bears many similarities to its sister, but is genetically different. It is also one of the hottest chilli peppers known.

Plant characteristics

Like many varieties of the Chinense species, the Naga Morich is a small-medium shurub with large leaves, small, five-petalled flowers, and blisteringly hot fruit. It differs to the Bhut Jolokia and Bih Jolokia in that it is slightly smaller with a pimply ribbed texture as opposed to the smoother flesh of the other two varieties.

Distribution

After the Naga/Bhut genus was discovered in 2000, cultivation of the plants (which are native to India, the Assam region, and Bangladesh) has mainly occurred in the native regions. More recently, they have been grown in the USA and Australia for the production of Hot Sauces.

See also

• Scoville scale, a measurement of the spicy heat (or piquance) of a chili pepper.
• Piquance

References

1. ^ "The Scoville Scale". Pepper Information. Chilipepper.com. http://www.chilipepper.com/ScovilleScale/tabid/59/Default.aspx. Retrieved 8 May 2011.