| 释义 |
African pepper is a name for several unrelated pepper-like spices traded from the general region of West Africa: - Aframomum melegueta from the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), also known as grains of paradise, melegueta pepper, alligator pepper, Guinea grains, ossame, fom wisa, and (ambiguously) Guinea pepper
- Piper guineense from the pepper family (Piperaceae), also known as West African pepper, Ashanti pepper, Benin pepper, false cubeb, Guinea cubeb, kale, kukauabe, masoro, sasema, soro wisa, and uziza
- Xylopia aethiopica from the custard apple family (Annonaceae), primary source of the spice most commonly known in the West as grains of Selim
- Xylopia striata, a closely related source of grains of Selim, with larger seed pods
- Grains of Selim, also known as Kani pepper, Senegal pepper, Ethiopian pepper, Moor pepper, Negro pepper, {{lang|fr|poivre de Sénégal}}, {{lang|wo|djar}}, {{lang|ak|hwentia}}, {{lang|ak|hwentea}}, {{lang|gaa|so}}, {{lang|dag|chimba}}, kimba, kili, and (ambiguously) Guinea pepper
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