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chinense Bhut no longer the "official" hottest pepper in the world

i thought the naga morich and the bih and bhut and dorset are one in the same ive been told it all depends on where it comes from as to what region it is grown
 
Thats an old test and as the growers state could well be a mistake, the dorset naga is currently 1,032,310
 
i thought the naga morich and the bih and bhut and dorset are one in the same ive been told it all depends on where it comes from as to what region it is grown

Do some searching on this forum and you'll learn about the differences in each species. They probably all have a common ancestor but there is enough differences in them genetically I believe to warrant individual species names.
 
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