Common name: Tezpur Chilli • Hindi: राजा मिर्चा Raja mircha • Manipuri: ꯎꯃꯣꯔꯣꯛ Umorok, Oomorok • Bengali: নাগা মরিচ naga morich • Assamese: নাগা জলকীয়া naga jolokia • Mizo: Saphmarcha
Botanical name:Capsicum chinense x Capsicum frutescensFamily:Solanaceae (Potato family)
Native to Assam, Tezpur Chilli is the plant that produces one of the hottest
chillies on earth. Molecular analysis has revealed that it is a naturally
occuring hybrid between Capsicum chinense and Capsicum frutescens.
Flowers do not look very different from the normal chilli flowers. However,
the plant can grow tall, like a shrub. Tezpur Chilli is an old favourite in
the North-East. Known in Manipuri as Oomorok (tree pepper), it is a much
loved chilli in Manipur.
Identification credit: Thingnam Sophia
Photographed in Imphal, Manipur & Mumbai.
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Native to Assam, Tezpur Chilli is the plant that produces one of the hottest
chillies on earth. Molecular analysis has revealed that it is a naturally
occuring hybrid between Capsicum chinense and Capsicum frutescens.
Flowers do not look very different from the normal chilli flowers. However,
the plant can grow tall, like a shrub. Tezpur Chilli is an old favourite in
the North-East. Known in Manipuri as Oomorok (tree pepper), it is a much
loved chilli in Manipur.