Botanical record
Piper guineense
Piper guineense is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across ijc and ikw.
- Accepted botanical name
- Piper guineense
- Names as published
- Piper guineense, Piper guineense (Schum. &Thonn.) and Piper guineense Schum. & Thonn.
- Common English
- African black pepper and Ashanti Pepper
- Parts reported
- seed
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 3086326 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Piper guineense
Sanko uses this survey for its published name mapping and reported plant parts only. The subject the survey investigated is not a therapeutic claim about this plant.
| Local name | Language | Where recorded | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aziza | ijc | Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Bayelsa State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey and conservation of the indigenous plants used for traditional orthopedic care practices in Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Nigeria — Table 2, row 31 |
| Uziza | ikw | all local government areas of Rivers State, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethno medicinal survey of plants used by the indigenes of Rivers State of Nigeria — Table 1, row 139 |
| Uziza | ijc | Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Bayelsa State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey and conservation of the indigenous plants used for traditional orthopedic care practices in Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Nigeria — Table 2, row 31 |