Anyone any ideas as to which species this is?

[tori]

Hi I am keen to try and identify this chilli plant.
I have had it for four years now. It produces chillies all year round.
I bought the plant from a market in Spain.
It is now roughly 5 foot tall and growing. The fruits are small (averaging 2cm), start out green (sometimes black) then ripen to red.

thank you

 

[Chiliac]

African Birdseye or sth similiar I'd say...

 

[whocares]

yeahhh It´s just like piri-piri, which is from Portugal, and originally an african bird's eye
Margarida

 

[Omri]

Bird pepper of some sort. wouldn't bet on the African Birdseye, though.

 

[LUCKYDOG]

Looks sorta like a Piquin -- are they very hot and grow tall and bushy ?

 

[imaguitargod]

Really fat for a piquin, I'm going to have to rule it out.

 

[Pepperfreak]

I dunno, but it sure is pretty

 

[Chiliac]

With all the subspecies there are it's hard to be absolutely sure. It's not the Malawi Bird Pepper. It looks a lot like the African Birdseye I grew for a few years and even the size of the pods is correct. It got pretty bushy, too. Lots of branches within a few weeks.

How hot are the pods?

 

[Rob]

Don't have a clue. Awesome plant though.

 

[Omri]

I'd just name it "bird". they all look alike.

 

[tori]

Looks sorta like a Piquin -- are they very hot and grow tall and bushy ?

They are medium to hot and the chillies fall everywhere and new plants pop up. I have another one in the garden and it too has grown tall and tree like Bushy on top and the stem goes brown.

I like Omri's suggestion will call it 'Bird'

Thanks again everyone!