Habanero


About Habanero

Habaneros (haw-buh-NAYR-oh) are chili peppers with a spice range of 100,000 to 350,000 scoville heat units.

History

The habanero is thought to have originated in Meso- or South-America.

Taxonomy

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Caryophyllales

Class: Eudicots

Order: Solanalese

Family: Solanaceae

Genus: Capsicum

Species: Capsicum chinense