Capsicum chinense is only known as the "chinese pepper".
Capsicum chinense , commonly known as the `` bonnet pepper '' is a species of chili pepper native to the Americas .. Capsicum. Capsicum. chili pepper. chili pepper. Americas. Americas. C. chinense varieties are well known for their exceptional heat and unique flavors .. heat. Scoville scale. C. chinense. Capsicum chinense. The hottest peppers in the world are members of this species , with Scoville Heat Unit scores of over 1.5 million .. Scoville Heat Unit. Scoville scale. Some taxonomists consider them to be part of the species C. annuum , and they are a member of the C. annuum complex .. C. annuum. Capsicum annuum. C. annuum and C. chinense pepper plants can generally be identified by the number of flowers or fruit per node , however -- one for C. annuum and two to five for C. chinense , though this method is not always correct .. C. annuum. Capsicum annuum. C. chinense. Capsicum chinense. The two species can also hybridize and generate inter-specific hybrids .. It is believed that C. frutescens is the ancestor to the C. chinense species .. C. frutescens. Capsicum frutescens. C. chinense. Capsicum chinense