Bishop's crown
| Bishop's crown | |
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| Species | Capsicum baccatum |
| Cultivar | Bishop's crown |
The bishop's crown, Christmas bell, peri peri, or joker's hat, is a pepper, a cultivar of the species Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum.[1] It is named for its distinct three-sided shape resembling a bishop's crown.[2]
Although this variety can be found in Barbados,[2] and is Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum, [1] it may be indigenous to South America. Today, it is also found in Europe, possibly brought there from Brazil by the Portuguese sometime in the 18th century.[1]
The actual plant is relatively large, being three to four feet in height. It produces 30 to 50 peculiar, three or four flat-winged, wrinkled pods. These somewhat flying saucer-like peppers grow to approximately 1.5 inches wide.[1]
The flesh inside each pepper is thin, yet crisp. They mature to red from a pale green colour about 90-100 days after the seedlings emerge.[1]
The body of the peppers have very little heat, with the wings being sweet and mild.[1]
Other names
This pepper has numerous common names, some of which are shared by other varieties of the species.[1]
- Aji flor
- Balloon pepper
- Campane
- Christmas bell
- Orchid
- Peri peri
- Pimenta cambuci
- Ubatuba cambuci
- Atomic Starfish
