Piper nigrum
E514616
Piper nigrum is a flowering vine cultivated for its dried fruit, black pepper, one of the world’s most widely used culinary spices.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flowering plant
ⓘ
perennial plant ⓘ plant species ⓘ vine ⓘ |
| climbingMethod | adventitious roots ⓘ |
| commonName |
black pepper
ⓘ
pepper vine ⓘ |
| contains | essential oils ⓘ |
| cultivatedIn |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major global spice crop ⓘ |
| family | Piperaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flavorProfile |
pungent
ⓘ
spicy ⓘ |
| flowerArrangement | spikes ⓘ |
| flowerType | small flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | drupe ⓘ |
| genus | Piper ⓘ |
| growthForm | woody climber ⓘ |
| harvestStageForBlackPepper | almost ripe drupes ⓘ |
| harvestStageForGreenPepper | unripe drupes ⓘ |
| harvestStageForWhitePepper | fully ripe drupes ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
trade commodity on spice routes
ⓘ
traditional medicine ingredient ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Malabar Coast of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Piperales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partUsed | dried fruit ⓘ |
| primaryConstituent | piperine ⓘ |
| processingForBlackPepper | fermentation and drying ⓘ |
| processingForWhitePepper | soaking and removal of outer pericarp ⓘ |
| produces |
black peppercorns
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green peppercorns ⓘ white peppercorns ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedFor |
culinary spice
ⓘ
food seasoning ⓘ |
| usedInCuisine |
Chinese cuisine
ⓘ
European cuisine ⓘ Indian cuisine ⓘ Middle Eastern cuisine ⓘ |
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