Hello everyone,
Does anybody Have any information about the Mata Frade pepper,
I currently have what I believe to be two small plants growing now...(thanks to Daniel)

From what I have been able to gather, is that the seeds came from Roraima State (Northern Brazil, the Amazon region), and it grows upright, it's green when immature then matures to a violet color, measures + or - 1.5 cm in length and 0.5 cm in width and is very hot, it's suposed to be one very rare species of hot pepper... As yet I don't know what species it is!

Here's a few pics, not much to see yet!

(http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt162/JungleRain_Chilli/IMG_2881.jpg) (http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt162/JungleRain_Chilli/IMG_2880.jpg) (http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt162/JungleRain_Chilli/IMG_2882.jpg)

Looks very interesting, kinda resembles dark C. chinense, like Pimenta da Neyde, I assume it will have dark pods like Neyde... will be interesting to see if they change their color when they ripen!

Unusual variety anyways, congrats!

Thanks Fatalii, only time will tell I guess???

Hello everyone,
here are a few pics,
sorry not much has happened as they are very slow growers

(http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt162/JungleRain_Chilli/MataFrade2.jpg) (http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt162/JungleRain_Chilli/MataFrade3.jpg)

(http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt162/JungleRain_Chilli/MataFrade_buds1.jpg) (http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt162/JungleRain_Chilli/MataFrade_buds2.jpg)

They are about 30cm tall now,
2 - 4 flower buds seem to be forming at each internode

Yeah, definitely a chinense, that's interesting variety.

I might be interested in swap if you can find anything interesting.

No worries Fatalii,
but we will have to wait
I have no seeds till I can isolate some from this grow season

No hurry, I guess I have plenty to grow already for the season -10 :)

Will be interesting to see more pics!

here are a few new pics

the first flower, size of the flower is approx 4mm
(http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt162/JungleRain_Chilli/IMG_3221.jpg) (http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt162/JungleRain_Chilli/IMG_3213.jpg)


the leaf seems to have very tiny spikes/thorns?
(http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt162/JungleRain_Chilli/IMG_3218.jpg)
perhaps more like a sparse pubescens...I will try and take a clearer pic later!

here is a better pic, notice the sparce tiny barbs!!!
(http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt162/JungleRain_Chilli/IMG_3224.jpg)

Yeah, the overal growth and flowers resemble Pimenta da Neyde a lot. :)

Looks just great!

Photo of Mata Frade_flower

(http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt162/JungleRain_Chilli/mataFrade_flower.jpg)

a few more pics, so far there are 7 fruit

(http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt162/JungleRain_Chilli/MataFradeBush.jpg)

(http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt162/JungleRain_Chilli/MataFrade2-1.jpg)

(http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt162/JungleRain_Chilli/MataFrade.jpg)

Hi Grant! So nice to see those pics, we have -30 degrees here :)
Very nice plant, and now it looks very interesting. It reminds me peony plant :D

Hi Jah, I'll keep some seeds for you, remind me in about a month
wow -30c I couldn't imagine, we get maybe 0c here at the coldest, today it got to +35c... about average for summer here...but very dry not humid,
take care my friend

Oh, thank you!
Yeah, you'd better don't even try to imagine. But it's so nice to come home and go to the room where plants are :) Turn on art. light and feel oneself almost under summer sun :)