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    Xylopia aethiopica is an evergreen, aromatic tree, of the Annonaceae family that can grow up to 20m high. It is a native to the lowland rainforest and...
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    Americas. Xylopia acutiflora, (Dunal) A.Rich. Xylopia aethiopica, (Dunal) A.Rich. Xylopia africana, Oliv. Xylopia amazonica, R.E.Fr. Xylopia ambanjensis...
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    Grains of Selim are the seeds of a shrubby tree, Xylopia aethiopica, found in Africa. The seeds have a musky flavor and are used as a spice in a manner...
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    ambiguous as they can apply to other spices such as grains of Selim (Xylopia aethiopica). It is native to West Africa, which is sometimes named the Pepper...
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    paradise (Aframomum melegueta) Grains of Selim, Kani pepper, uda (Xylopia aethiopica) Hoja santa, hierba santa, acuyo (Piper auritum) (Mexico) Horseradish...
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    with grains of Selim or Guinea pepper (the dried fruit of the shrub Xylopia aethiopica) (locally known as djar, in the Wolof language) and sometimes cloves...
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    schweinfurthii, oil palm, Klainedoxa gabonensis, African breadfruit, and Xylopia aethiopica and a multitude of insects, spiders, mollusks and worms. In Salonga...
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  • Xylopia aethiopica from the custard apple family (Annonaceae), primary source of the spice most commonly known in the West as grains of Selim Xylopia...
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  • and (ambiguously) Guinea pepper Grains of Selim, seeds of the plant Xylopia aethiopica from the custard apple family (Annonaceae), used primary as a spice...
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    melegueta) Korarima (Aframomum corrorima) Negro pepper (kani pepper, uda) (Xylopia aethiopica) Scent leaf (African basil) (Ocimum gratissimum) Fermentation is a...
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