habaneroHabanero, a variety of the chili pepper species Capsicum chinense, grown for its edible pungent fruit that is one of the hottest chili peppers in the world. Unripe habaneros are green.What are habanero peppers? What used to be dubbed the world’s hottest pepper, the chile habanero is a top choice for spice lovers. Habanero peppers belong to the Capsicum