Hand-collected in Iquitos, Peru, by my friend, Joseph Simcox aka The Botanical Explorer.
 
Peruvians are accustomed to spicing their meals with various peppers found in markets throughout the country, such as Ají Rococo, Ají Escabeche, Ají Panca, among others. However, in the jungle there are others which are little known to the world - the Ají pucunucho is one of them. Endangered enough so that this variety is now listed by The Slowfood Foundation for Biodiversity. There is also a known red fruited variant.
 
Conical, thin-walled, wrinkly orange 1 1/2- inch fruits with a tell-tale pointed tip - and by tell-tale I mean "This is going to hurt!" Being the wimp that I am, I sent a few mature peppers to a friend who is into the 'fire-eating' thing - after, nearly crying (and a quick trip to the bathroom) he said, "That was hot - maybe hotter than a Trinidad Scorpion."
 
Proceed with caution!