Description: Black pepper
(Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its
fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning.
When dried,
the fruit is known as a peppercorn. When fresh and fully mature, it is
approximately 5 millimetres (0.20 in) in diameter,
dark red, and, like all
drupes, contains a single seed. Peppercorns, and the ground pepper derived from
them, may be described simply as pepper, or more precisely as black pepper
(cooked and dried unripe fruit), green pepper (dried unripe fruit) and white
pepper (ripe fruit seeds).
Botanical Name: Piper nigrum
Common Names: Pepper
Medicinal Part: Whole or
ground peppercorns
CAS Number: 84929-41-9
INCI Name: Piper Nigrum Fruit Powder