Black Pepper

Black Pepper is the dried berry of Piper nigrum. A climbing, perennial shrub mostly found in hot, moist region of Southern India. Under cultivation  vines are trailed over supporting plants. The climbing woody stems have swollen nods with clinging roots at each node.  which helps in anchoring the vine to the support trees. Also it requires hot and humid climate with above moderate rainfall. The Roughly mashed black peppercorn is produced from the still-green unripe drupes of the pepper plant.