Medicinal · Spice · Vine
Black Pepper
Piper nigrum L.
FamilyPiperaceae
EspañolPimienta Negra
AlsoPepper plant, White pepper, Common pepper
A woody climbing vine of the wet tropics whose small round fruits are the source of one of the world's most widely used spices. The glossy, egg-shaped leaves alternate along stems that need a trellis or a living tree to climb. Black, white and green peppercorns all come from the same plant and differ only in when the fruit is picked and how it is processed.
Sourced · see Record tab Not considered threatened (Kew). · IUCN
Worth knowingBlack, white and green peppercorns are all the fruit of this one vine, harvested at different stages and processed differently.
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| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Palm Jungle | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | 10 vines planted. 3 survived. Likes well drained soil. |
| — | Palm Jungle | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | 10 vines planted. 3 survived. Likes well drained soil. |
| — | Palm Jungle | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | 10 vines planted. 3 survived. Likes well drained soil. |
3 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.