Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The habanero chili is one of the more intensely spicy species of chili peppers of the Capsicum genus. It is sometimes spelled habañero the diacritical mark being added as a hyperforeignism. Unripe habaneros are green, and they color as they mature. Common colors are orange and red, but white, brown, and pink are also seen. Typically a ripe habanero is 2 6 centimetres (0.8 2.4 in) long. Habanero chili peppers are rated 100,000 350,000 on the Scoville scale.