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Piper capense

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African long pepper
Piper capense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Piper
Species:
P. capense
Binomial name
Piper capense
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Piper capense is a species of pepper in the genus Piper. A relative of black pepper (Piper nigrum), its berries are used as a spice called African long pepper, Ethiopian long pepper, or timiz.

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