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Black and White Pepper

The true pepper of commerce is produced in tropical climates, from the berry of a perennial climbing shrub, a native of Sumatra, but extensively cultivated in Java, Ceylon, and other tropical regions of Asia. The vine bears its seeds at three years old, on spikes. Black pepper is this seed. White pepper is the seed divested of its hull. The botanical name is piper nigrum.