Xylopia aethiopica
Ethiopian Pepper, Ethiopian Pepper
Other regional names: Negro Pepper
- Negro Pepper
Also known as: Annona aethiopica (Dunal) Steud. +10 more
- Annona aethiopica (Dunal) Steud.
- Habzelia aethiopica (Dunal) A.DC.
- Unona aethiopica Dunal
- Uvaria aethiopica (Dunal) A.Rich.
- Uvaria eminii Engl.
- Xylopia dekeyzeriana De Wild.
- Xylopia dekeyzeriana DeWild.
- Xylopia eminii Engl.
- Xylopia gilletii De Wild.
- Xylopia gilletii DeWild.
- Xylopicrum aethiopicum (Dunal) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Annonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Found natively in Africa, Xylopia aethiopica (commonly known as Ethiopian pepper) is a tree belonging to the Annonaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe