Piper capense
Appearance
African long pepper | |
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Piper capense | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Piperaceae |
Genus: | Piper |
Species: | P. capense
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Binomial name | |
Piper capense L.f.
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Piper capense is a species of pepper in the genus Piper. A relative of black pepper (Piper nigrum), its berries are used as a spice called African long pepper, Ethiopian long pepper, or timiz.
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