OTHER PEPPERS

Pepper is a common name applied to many plants other than the true pepper plant, Piper nigrum. In many parts of the world, chillies and capsicums are called peppers though they have nothing to do with true pepper but provide a range of (usually red) spices such as cayenne pepper and chilli powder. Closer in appearance to black pepper are the seeds of a tree widely known in Australia as the pepper tree, which no doubt many people assume provides black pepper. This green, medium-sized tree with weeping, pepper-scented leaves is well adapted to hot, dry conditions and often seen as shade or street trees in inland areas. The fruit can be used as a pepperlike spice and is known as South American pink pepper (pictured). Another “pepper” gaining recognition is Tasmanian…

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Good Organic Gardening (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue #11.6 - 2021

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