Taxon:  Piper nigrum L.



Summary
Genus:
Piper
Family:
Piperaceae
Nomen number:
28589
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:28.  1753
Verified:
05/26/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
  3. Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
  4. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  7. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  8. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  9. Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
  10. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  11. Mathew, P. J. et al. 2005. Assessment and conservation of intraspecific variability in Piper nigrum ('black pepper') occurring in the western Ghats of Indian Peninsula. Acta Hort. 676:119-126.
  12. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  13. Nair, K. P. P. 2004. The agronomy and economy of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) - The 'King of Spices'. Advances Agron. 82:271-389. Note: San Diego, CA
  14. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  15. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  16. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  17. Thangaselvabal, T. et al. 2008. Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) 'The king of spices' - A review. Agric. Rev. 29:89-98.
  18. Westphal, E. & P. C. M. Jansen, eds. 1989. A selection. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) A:225.
  19. Zhan, Y. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English black pepper 1 Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English pepper 1 Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English white pepper 1 Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
French poivre 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French poivre blanc 2 Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
French poivre noir 2 Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
German Pfeffer 2 Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Italian pepe 2 Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Japanese Rōmaji koshō 2 Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Portuguese pimenta 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese (Brazil) pimenta-da-Índia 2 Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil) pimenta-do-reino 2 Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanish pimienta 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish peppar 2 Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese hu jiao 2 Zhan, Y. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia s.
2Cultivated    widely cult. in tropics
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (s.)
Cultivated (widely cult. in tropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoringspiceLeung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=28589. Accessed 16 July 2025.