Voatsiperifery | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Piperaceae |
Genus: | Piper |
Species: | P. borbonense |
Binomial name | |
Piper borbonense (Miq.) C. DC. |
Piper borbonense is a species of plant in the genus Piper. A close relative of black pepper, its berries are used as a spice known as voatsiperifery, which comes from voa, the Malagasy word for fruit, and tsiperifery, the local name of the plant. A wild pepper, it grows in Madagascar. It can reach up to 20 metres and needs a natural plant support.
References
- "Madagascan Wild Pepper - Black Peppercorns". Steenbergs Organics. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- "Plantation Pepper". Akessons. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- Vogl, Martin (11 February 2016). "Can tsiperifery replace black pepper on our tables?". BBC News. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
External links
Taxon identifiers | |
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Piper borbonense |
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