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It is native of the Western Ghats in India, where it is still restricted as a wild plant. Nowadays, it can also be found growing wild in north Burma and the hills of Assam. 2.3 Where the name pepper comes from It is believed that the name comes from the Sanskrit pippali, which was the name of the long pepper, P. longum, which is now never seen in Europe.
