'''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''
{{Plant common name}}