Rocoto peppers

A Manzano pepper plant with ripe pods

Rocoto flower bud with lots of Trichomes, characteristic that gives this species its name.

Typical flower of a Rocoto: purple corolla with white spots in the center.

Heat: Very Hot (SR: 50,000-250,000)

The rocoto, or locoto (Capsicum pubescens) is a medium sized round chili pepper common in Peru and Bolivia. Rocoto pods have thick walls, like a bell pepper, but are quite hot. Foliage is dark green and pubescent (hairy). The plant has purple blossoms and the seeds are dark brown or black. The plants grow up to 6 ft high if supported. Like the other Capsicum species, the rocoto is a perennial, and if protected from frost and pruned back it will grow many years. rocoto pepper File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rocoto pepper File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1704x2272, 1245 KB) Photograph taken by me. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1704x2272, 1245 KB) Photograph taken by me. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 750 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 640 pixel, file size: 84 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a flower bud of a CAP 1033 chili pepper plant. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 750 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 640 pixel, file size: 84 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a flower bud of a CAP 1033 chili pepper plant. ... Trichomes, from the Greek meaning growth of hair, are fine outgrowths or appendages on plants and protists. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 1024 pixel, file size: 78 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a flower of a CAP 217 chili pepper plant. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 1024 pixel, file size: 78 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a flower of a CAP 217 chili pepper plant. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Chilli45. ... Naga Jolokia (naga morich, bhut jolokia), the Indian chili tested hottest in the world at 1,040,000 SHU. The Red Savina™ pepper, one of the hottest chilis, is rated at 580,000 SHU. Only Naga Jolokia and Dorset Naga are hotter. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Capsicum annuum. ... Capsicum is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), native to Mexico, and now cultivated worldwide. ... Capsicum is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), native to Mexico, and now cultivated worldwide. ... Red Valerian, a perennial plant. ...

Rocoto is among the oldest of domesticated peppers, and was grown up to 5000 years ago. It is probably related to undomesticated peppers that still grow in South America (cardenasii, eximium, and others). This pepper is a different species than any other breed, most of which share the same few species. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

The rocoto will grow well in temperate and even cool climates without hot summers, unlike most hot chilis.

Although most rocotos are red, there is also a yellow type that is common in the Caribbean and Mexico. “West Indian” redirects here. ...

Other names for Rocoto: locoto, manzano, canario (the yellow type), caballo, & peron. also another of its lesser known and used names is the peruvian death pepper.

A popular dish in South America, rocoto relleno, is prepared by stuffing rocotos with a meat mixture.

In the United States, locoto sauce is sometimes available at Latin-American grocers.

External links

• Rocoto at Peru Taste