The 'King of spices' and one of the no.1 selling spice in many parts of the world.
Once called 'Black gold' ;many a war was fought for taking control of it's trade.
Black pepper.'Kali mirchi'.
Piper nigrum of Piperaceae.
Native of the evergreen tropical forests of Kerala. A perennial vine that attatches to substrates by it's adventitious roots.
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