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Sri Lanka

Variety of Black pepper · Piper nigrum
Notably pungent pepper from Sri Lanka with high piperine and bold aroma.
Also known as: Ceylon Pepper, Sri Lankan Pepper
Edible value7Medicinal value3Other uses3
🇱🇰 LK

Taste & characteristics

Taste

spicyaromatic

Profile

Pollination
dioecious – separate male and female plants

Description

Fruit

Dark berries with very high piperine and strong pungency.

Yield

Evergreen climber; grown mostly in mixed cropping under tree canopy in the central highlands.

Notes

Sri Lankan pepper is known for one of the highest piperine contents in world trade.

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