Over 20 types of pepper are known today, although not all of them are "true" pepper, with the botanical name "Piper nigrum". Although this actually means “black pepper”, it is actually the plant whose berries are responsible for green, white and black pepper. There are also “false” peppers that have nothing to do with the actual plant, where “pepper” is a collective term for everything that seasons and tastes hot, including the pink pepperberry found in most mixtures.