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Ghost Red Pepper Plant

Heat Level: Superhot (625,000 SHU)

Species: C. chinense

Pod Color: Red

Price: $25.00 USD

Bhut jolokia — the Ghost Pepper. Native to the Assam region of northeastern India and Bangladesh. Capsicum chinense, 855,000–1,041,427 SHU. Held the Guinness World Record as the world’s hottest pepper from 2007 to 2011. Thin-walled, bumpy red pods. Heat builds slowly and lasts — a sustained burn, not a quick spike. Used in Indian cuisine and Indian military smoke grenades.

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