Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Bird pepper, Indian pepper, Chile tepin

Family: Solanaceae (Potato)

Distribution: North and South America

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

Comments: Some chilli enthusiasts argue that the tepin can potentially be hotter than the habanero or red savina, supported with the numbers reported from Craig Dremann's Pepper Hotness Test scores.