Похоже, у нас перцами называли для простоты все (или многие) пряности, возимые "оттуда". Родовое название, не в биологическом, а в семантическом смысле.
Не только у нас:
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The genus Piper of the pepper family (Piperaceae), including for example:
Black pepper, white and green pepper, Piper nigrum
Cubeb, Piper cubeba, also known as Java pepper
Indian long pepper, Piper longum
Indonesian long pepper, Piper retrofractum
Voatsiperifery, Piper borbonense
Ashanti pepper, Piper guineense
The genus Capsicum of the nightshade family (Solanaceae), including for example:
Banana pepper, Capsicum annuum cultivars
Bell pepper, Capsicum annuum cultivars
Cayenne pepper, Capsicum annuum cultivars
Chili pepper, a number of species
Datil pepper, a Capsicum chinense cultivar
Jalapeño, a Capsicum annuum cultivar
Florina pepper, a Capsicum annuum cultivar
The genus Pimenta of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae), including for example:
Allspice (P. dioicia)
Pimenta haitiensis
Pimenta jamaicensis
Pimenta obscura
Pimenta racemosa, West Indian bay tree
Several plants known as Red pepper (disambiguation)
Chili powder, a finely ground mixture of dried chili peppers
Crushed red pepper, a coarsely crushed mixture of dried chili peppers
Chili peppers that are red, especially:
Cayenne pepper
Bell pepper, has various colors including red
Red Savina pepper, a cultivar of the habanero chili
Other plants known as peppers:
Aframomum melegueta, grains of paradise
Alligator pepper
Embelia ribes, false black pepper
Macropiper excelsum, kawakawa
Pepper dulse, Osmundea pinnatifida, a red seaweed
Pseudowintera, horopito
Pseudowintera colorata, New Zealand pepperwood
Pickled pepper
Genus Schinus, peppercorn trees
"Pink peppercorns", obtained from Schinus molle
Tasmanian pepper, mountain pepper or "pepperbush", Tasmannia species
Vitex agnus-castus, monk's pepper
Water pepper, Persicaria hydropiper
Genus Zanthoxylum
Sichuan pepper, produced from the fruit of several Zanthoxylum species
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, American pepperwood