Black pepper
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Black pepper is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit is a drupe which is about 5 mm in diameter, dar
Piper nigrum Köhler–s Medizinal Pflanzen 107
Black pepper vine climbing on jackfruit tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Single stem with flowers
Black, green, white, and pink (Schinus terebinthifolia) peppercorns
Chili pepper
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Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli, are varieties of berry-fruit plants from the genus Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency. They are
Black pepper
…in the world. Its spiciness is due to the chemical compound piperine, which is a different kind of spiciness from that of capsaicin characteristic of chilli peppers. It is ubiquitous in the Western world as a seasoning and is often paired with salt and available on dining tables in shakers or mills. The word pepper…
Chili peppers of varied colours and sizes: green bird's eye, yellow Madame Jeanette, red cayenne
Illustration from the Japanese agricultural encyclopedia Seikei Zusetsu, 1804
Young plants
Buds and flowers