1,041,427 scovilles

This is the bhut jolokia, aka Ghost Pepper. Coming in at 1,041,427 scovilles, it was certified as the hottest chili pepper on the planet in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2007.

I found this specimen  in the cool house of the Wintergarden in the Auckland Domain.,

The Scoville scale is a measurement of the pungency (spicy heat) of chili peppers—or other spicy foods as reported in Scoville heat units (SHU), a function of capsaicin concentration. ... The scale is named after its creator, American pharmacist Wilbur Scoville.