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Aci Siuri pepper.

Aci Siuri

Supposed to be a slipper-shaped C. annuum, but instead all plants were C. chinense with highly wrinkled, yellow 2½x2" pendent fruits; heavy producer, hot with characteristic smokey-tropical fruit aroma; seems likely a seed mix-up.

From Turkey via Charles Kraniz, Lafayette, NC. RI HO P 00

Aci Siuri C

Up to 7" long, red, hot fruits that are curved at tip like a Persian slipper.

From Turkey via RI HO P 00

Aji Amarillo

C. baccatum; light set of 4x0.75" tapered, wrinkled, deep orange fruits on 3+' bush; very late maturing.

PA WE W 99
William Woys Weaver, Food Research, Devon, PA from Andean lowlands, Bolivia

Aji Cristal

C. baccatum; Very heavy set of 1½x3½" tapered fruits changing from light green to yellow to light red; hot with nice citrus-like flavor; I thought flavor was best when immature.

CA ED L 98 - (?) IL SW J
Lynn Edwards, Los Altos, CA (www.crl.com/~ledwards; aka Lynn's Pepper Museum) from Curico, Chile

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Aji Mongo

C. baccatum; small 1.5'x1.5' plants with red, drooping apple-shaped fruits.

ENGL PA U 00
Ulrike Paradine, Kent, Great Britain.

Aji Panca

C. baccatum; tapered 3x0.75" chocolate-brown fruits on 3+' bush; complex sweet-hot flavor; very nice.

CV Pep 94 (Dorothy L. Van Vleck, Largo, FL ); Peru

Aji Yuquitania

C. chinense; moderate set of smooth, red, drooping, ½x1½" fruits on 2' bush; very hot with good smoky flavor.

CA ED L 98 - ME ES H 97 - VA AS L grown by the Cubeo Indians of Vaupes, Columbia

Alberto

C. baccatum; erect, 1x1½" wrinkled fruits turning from light green to orange-yellow to red; no heat.

from Brazil Mats Pettersson, Stockholm, Sweden.

AMA 6

C. chinense; pendent 2¼x1¼" smooth red fruits on 1' tall x 2' wide plant; fruits meaty, with tropical fruit aroma but no heat.

TAIW BE T 99 (Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center) Originally from Brazil.

AMA 11

C. chinense: pendent 2½x1¼" oval, smooth red fruits on 1' tall x 1½' wide plants; fruits meaty with smokey-tropical fruit aroma but no heat.


TAIW BE T 99 (Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center) Originally from Brazil.

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Ancho

Moderate set of 4-5" brick red fruits on 4'+ plants; seed obtained originally from Mexican import in Green Bay Hispanic market

WI NE J 97
from Jalisco Mkt, corner of Main & Baird, Green Bay, WI, bulk dry Ancho pods

Asian Best

Hot, 6" red, tapered, pendulous fruits on 2' bush

WI NE J 99 -- CV Tainong Enterprises

Atarodo

C. chinense; pendent, 1½x1" wrinkled red fruits on 1½' tall x 2½' wide plants; fruits with strong smokey, tropical fruit aroma but no heat.

TAIW BE T 99 (Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center) Originally collected by Anne Turner from Niger. AVRDC accession number CO 5599.

Australian Lantern

C. chinense; pendent 2/3x½" diamond-shaped orange fruits on 1½x1½' plant; nice miniature habanaro variety.

PA WE J 00

James Weaver, Kutztown, PA

 
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