Annonaceae
Ethiopian pepper
Xylopia aethiopica
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Genus
- Xylopia
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Common names
By language (12)
- Arabic
- مرة الخشب الحبشية, جوزة الشرك, فلفل السودان
- arz
- مرة الخشب الحبشيه
- Croatian
- Malajski papar
- Czech
- Habzelie etiopská
- dag
- Chimba
- English
- Ethiopian pepper
- ff
- Kimbaare
- German
- Mohrenpfeffer
- Hausa
- Kimba
- Japanese
- ギニアペッパーグローブ
- Portuguese
- Pimenta-da-áfrica, Atarê, Cabela, Cariva, Jimpinda, Ocanhebo
- Tamil
- சைலோபியா எத்தியோபிகா
Synonyms
- 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 eminii Engl.
- Xylopia gilletii De Wild.
- Xylopicrum aethiopicum (Dunal) Kuntze
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.