African pepper

African pepper is a name for several unrelated pepper-like spices traded from the general region of West Africa:

Grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta) from the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), also known as melegueta pepper, alligator pepper, Guinea grains, ossame, fom wisa, and (ambiguously) Guinea pepper
Grains of Selim, seeds of the plant Xylopia aethiopica from the custard apple family (Annonaceae), used primary as a spice, also known as Kani pepper, Senegal pepper, Ethiopian pepper, Moor pepper, Negro pepper, {{lang|fr|poivre de Sénégal}}, {{lang|wo|djar}}, {{lang|ak|hwentia}}, {{lang|ak|hwentea}}, {{lang|gaa|so}}, {{lang|dag|chimba}}, kimba, kili, and (ambiguously) Guinea pepper
Xylopia quintasii, a closely related source of grains of Selim, with larger seed pods
Piper guineense from the pepper family (Piperaceae), also known as West African pepper, Ashanti pepper, Benin pepper, false cubeb, Guinea cubeb, kale, kukauabe, masoro, sasema, soro wisa, and uziza