[CH] unknown pepper

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I came across a new pepper today.... in a florist's shop. It's an
ornamental, with erect pods about 1 1/4 inches tall. The fruit is bright
red, the skin is thin and it's quite seedy. The pods are quite fat but come
to a pointed end.

The taste wasn't much, kind of grassy and the skin was tough and leathery to
chew but I was surprised by it as I was expecting heat and there was none.
Has anyone come across _heatless_ but erect pods before. I have no idea what
species or variety it might be but when I went googling for images it looks
just like a Capsicum chacoense. But it couldn't be; the literature says it
only grows wild in Argentina.

There's several nice pix of various peppers at

http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/generic_frame.html?Caps_fru.html

My mystery chile looks just like a Capsicum chacoense or a Dundicut except
the tips comes to a distinct point; but is much fatter than a Tabasco or a
Malagueta. Any ideas?

Cheers

Jim in Yellowknife

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