Black pepper
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| Black pepper | |
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| Pepper plant with immature peppercorns | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Piper |
| Species: | P. nigrum
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| Binomial name | |
| Piper nigrum | |
Piper nigrum is perhaps the world's most famous spice. Its ripened/oxidized and dried fruits are known as black pepper, but several other products are also produced from this plant:
- Black peppercorn: oxidized and dried, as mentioned
- Green peppercorn: sticky dried fresh fruits, not oxidized
- White peppercorn: dried fruits with the dark outer covering (botanical name?) removed
- Fresh, wet peppercorns: used as a spice in Thai cuisine
References
- ↑ "Piper nigrum information from NPGS/GRIN". www.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
Acknowledgements
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