Piper nigrum
(PIE-per NIE-grum)
Common Name: Pepper
Family: Piperaceae

Pendulous woody climber, native to the tropics and subtropics around the world. This is the spice Pepper of commerce. The fruit are about one-eighth inch in diameter, pink to red, and hanging.

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