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Piperaceae (pepper family) Life
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Five genera and about 3600 species (pantropical), with
two genera (Piper and Peperomia) and six
species indigenous to southern Africa. There are an additional 12 species
cultivated in the region, including Piper nigrum (Pepper).
Genera indigenous to southern Africa
List from Jordaan (2000).
Peperomia
About 1000 species (pantropical), with five species indigenous to southern
Africa. An additional 10 species are cultivated in southern Africa. |
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Piper (pepper genus)
About 1000 species (cosmopolitan in warm regions), with one species (Piper
capense) indigenous to southern Africa and an additional two species
(including Black pepper Piper nigrum) cultivated in southern Africa.
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