Piper borbonense
(Miq.) C. DC.
Tsiperifery
PiperaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit - flavouring
The fruit is used as a spice known as voatsiperifery, similar to black pepper.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Madagascar, ReUnion,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A creeper or vine. It can grow 5-10 m long. The leaves are simple and entire. They are alternate. The seeds are 3 mm across.
Names & Synonyms
Cubeba borbonensis Miq.Cubeba costulata Miq.Piper aristolochioides Lam.Piper cubeba Lam.Piper dubium Miq.Piper perrottetii C.DCPiper pyrifolium VahlPiper radicans VahlPiper sylvestre auct. non Lam.
References (1)
- Arbres et arbustes de La Réunion
