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The [[genus]] ''[[Piper (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 (genus)|Pimenta ]]'' of the myrtle family ([[Myrtaceae]]), including for example:
* [[allspice]] (''P. dioicia'')
* [[Pimenta racemosa|West Indian bay tree]] (''P. racemosa'')
* ''[[Pimenta haitiensis]]''
* ''[[Pimenta jamaicensis]]''
* ''[[Pimenta obscura]]
[[Pepper tree]]s
* ''[[Macropiper excelsum]]'', kawakawa
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]'', horopito
* ''[[Zanthoxylum]]''
[[Pepperwood]]s
* ''[[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