Guinea pepper is a name for several unrelated
pepper-like
spices traded from the general region of
West Africa:
Grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta), from the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), also known as grains of paradise, melegueta pepper, alligator pepper, Guinea grains, ossame, ‘‘ataré’’in Yoruba land, fom wisa, and (ambiguously) Guinea pepper
Grains of Selim, also known as Kani pepper, Senegal pepper, Ethiopian pepper, Moor pepper, Negro pepper, poivre de Sénégal, djar, hwentia, hwentea, so, chimba, kimba, kili, and (ambiguously) Guinea pepper
Xylopia aethiopica from the custard apple family (Annonaceae), primary source of the spice most commonly known in the West as grains of Selim
Xylopia striata, a closely related source of grains of Selim, with larger seed pods
Piper guineense from the pepper family (Piperaceae), also known as West African pepper, Ashanti pepper, Benin pepper, false cubeb, Guinea cubeb, kale, kukauabe, masoro, sasema, soro wisa, and uziza
Index of plants with the same common name
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Guinea pepper is a name for several unrelated
pepper-like
spices traded from the general region of
West Africa:
Grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta), from the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), also known as grains of paradise, melegueta pepper, alligator pepper, Guinea grains, ossame, ‘‘ataré’’in Yoruba land, fom wisa, and (ambiguously) Guinea pepper
Grains of Selim, also known as Kani pepper, Senegal pepper, Ethiopian pepper, Moor pepper, Negro pepper, poivre de Sénégal, djar, hwentia, hwentea, so, chimba, kimba, kili, and (ambiguously) Guinea pepper
Xylopia aethiopica from the custard apple family (Annonaceae), primary source of the spice most commonly known in the West as grains of Selim
Xylopia striata, a closely related source of grains of Selim, with larger seed pods
Piper guineense from the pepper family (Piperaceae), also known as West African pepper, Ashanti pepper, Benin pepper, false cubeb, Guinea cubeb, kale, kukauabe, masoro, sasema, soro wisa, and uziza
Index of plants with the same common name
This page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same
common name (
vernacular name). If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to edit the linking article so that it links directly to the intended article.