List of peppers

The genus Piper of the pepper family (Piperaceae), including for example:

• Black pepper, white and green pepper, Piper nigrum
• Cubeb, Piper cubeba, also known as Java pepper
• Long pepper, Piper longum

The genus Capsicum of the nightshade family (Solanaceae), including for example:

• Chili pepper, a number of species
  • Bell pepper, Capsicum annuum, a kind of chili pepper often referred to as "peppers"
  • Datil pepper, a Capsicum chinense cultivar
• While the above are fruit, it can also refer to the seeds of these plants, as with cayenne pepper

The genus Pimenta of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae), including for example:

• allspice (P. dioicia)
• West Indian bay tree (P. racemosa)
• Pimenta haitiensis
• Pimenta jamaicensis
• Pimenta obscura

Pepper trees

• Macropiper excelsum, kawakawa
• Pseudowintera, horopito
• Zanthoxylum

Pepperwoods

• Pseudowintera colorata. New Zealand Pepperwood
• Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, American Pepperwood

and also:

• Sichuan pepper, several species of the genus Zanthoxylum
• Tasmanian pepper, Mountain pepper or "pepperbush", Tasmannia species

External links

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper