Taxon:  Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich.



Summary
Genus:
Xylopia
Family:
Annonaceae
Nomen number:
101925
Place of publication:
R. de la Sagra, Hist. phys. Cuba, Bot. Pl. vasc. 53.  1845
Verified:
01/04/2020 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Unona aethiopica Dunal

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)
Fruit and seeds

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Berhaut, J. 1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
  3. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
  4. Burkill, H. M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:130-132.
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  6. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  7. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  8. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  9. Keay, R. W. J. 1989. Trees of Nigeria
  10. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  11. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  12. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  13. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  14. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishEthiopian-pepper  1Burkill, H. M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:130-132.
Englishnegro-pepper  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishspicetree  1Burkill, H. M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:130-132.
Frenchpoivre de Guinée  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanMohrenpfeffer  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguesemalagueta-de-Guiné  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmaniguete  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishpimienta de Guinea  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea-Bissau  Burkill, H. M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:130-132.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaLiberia  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Berhaut, J. 1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  Berhaut, J. 1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaGabon  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaSao Tome and Principe  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Zambia

Reference(s)
  1. Berhaut, J. 1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
  2. Burkill, H. M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:130-132.
  3. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  4. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  5. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoring Burkill, H. M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:130-132.
MaterialswoodtimberBoutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Medicinesfolklore Burkill, H. M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:130-132.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=101925. Accessed 11 May 2026.