Piper borbonense
| Voatsiperifery | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Piper |
| Species: | P. borbonense |
| Binomial name | |
| Piper borbonense | |
Piper borbonense is a species of plant in the Piper genus. 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.[1][2] A wild pepper, it grows in Madagascar.[3]
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References
- ↑ "Madagascan Wild Pepper - Black Peppercorns". Steenbergs Organics. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ↑ "Plantation Pepper". Akessons. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ↑ Vogl, Martin (11 February 2016). "Can tsiperifery replace black pepper on our tables?". BBC News. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
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