Carolina Reaper

The World's Hottest Chili Pepper (Guinness World Record as of August 11, 2017)

Features
The World's Hottest Chili Pepper (Guinness World Record as of August 11, 2017), with a heat level of 1.6 million SHU (Scoville Heat Units)—several times hotter than Habanero or Jalapeño.
The surface of the red fruit is crêpe-like (wrinkled), and the tail is curved sideways and pointed, resembling a scythe (or grim reaper's "tail").

Carolina Reaper (Capsicum chinense 'Carolina Reaper')
Carolina Reaper (Scientific name: Capsicum chinense 'Carolina Reaper') is an extremely hot chili pepper (fruit vegetable) which is a biennial herb belonging to the genus Capsicum in the Solanaceae (Nightshade) family, with the species Capsicum chinense being native to Cuba and the Yucatán Peninsula.
It is a super-hot chili cultivar bred by Ed Currie in South Carolina, USA, originating from a cross between a Pakistani Naga and a Red Habanero. It was certified as the world's hottest chili pepper by Guinness World Records on August 11, 2017 (though it has since been surpassed).
The fruit is red with a crêpe-like surface and has a scythe-like tail at the end. Its heat level is 1.6 million SHU (Scoville Heat Units).

The plant height is 90–150 cm (3–5 ft).
The leaves are lanceolate and arranged alternately.
It produces small, white, five-petaled flowers that bloom facing downwards from July to August.
From August to November, it bears small, red, lantern-shaped fruits with a scythe-like tail that curves sideways.

By the way, the species Capsicum chinense is consistently noted to contain the world's hottest chili peppers, but they all share the same scientific name, Capsicum chinense, making identification by name alone difficult. Therefore, in the case of the Carolina Reaper, the addition of "Habanero" to the scientific name is for convenience (Note: the Japanese text mistakenly suggests adding 'Habanero' to the scientific name; the actual cultivar name 'Carolina Reaper' serves this purpose).

"Habanero" was previously the hottest (with a peak of 300,000 SHU), but it was later overtaken by the Indian-native "Bhut jolokia" (1 million SHU), followed by the "Carolina Reaper" (1.6 million SHU), and currently, "Pepper X" (3.18 million SHU) is considered the world's hottest chili pepper.

In any case, chili peppers of this genus are generally too spicy for humans to consume at this extreme level.

Origin of the Name
English/Japanese Name Origin : The name "Carolina Reaper" comes from the fact that it was bred in Carolina (South Carolina, USA), and the fruit's tail resembles the scythe-wielding figure, the Grim Reaper.
Genus Name Origin : The genus name "Capsicum" is derived from the Latin capto (meaning to chew/seize).
Species Epithet Origin : The species epithet "chinense" was mistakenly given by the namer, who thought it originated in China because it was used in Chinese cuisine.

Category : Detail
Common Name : Carolina Reaper
Scientific Name : Capsicum chinense 'Carolina Reaper'
Classification : Kingdom: Plantae → Phylum: Angiosperms → Class: Eudicots → Order: Solanales → Family: Solanaceae → Genus: Capsicum → Species: C. chinense
Native Region : Cultivar; C. chinense is native to Cuba, Yucatán Peninsula
Developer : Ed Currie, South Carolina, USA
Plant Height : 90–150 cm
Petiole : Long
Leaf Color : Green
Leaf Shape : Lanceolate
Leaf Margin : Entire (smooth)
Leaf Arrangement : Alternate
Blooming Period : July–August
Flower Color : White
Flower Diameter : 0.5 cm
Corolla Shape : Star or funnel-shaped (trumpet-shaped), 5–6 lobes at the tip
Flower Orientation : Downward-facing
Flowering Location : Several from the leaf axils
Fruiting Period : August–November
Fruit Shape : Lantern-shaped with a curved tip (scythe-like)
Fruit Color : Red
Fruit Surface : Crêpe-like (wrinkled)
Fruit Diameter : 5–7.5 cm
Note : Non-toxic, but the extreme heat causes a burning sensation upon skin contact (like a burn) and damages mucous membranes if ingested.

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