WASHINGTON â Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Steve Mnuchin as secretary of the treasury: âI congratulate Mr. Mnuchin on his confirmation to serve as secretary of the treasury,â said Thune.
Capsicum (/ËkÃ¦psÉªkÉm/;[3] also known as peppers) is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Its species are native to the Americas, where they have been cultivated for thousands of years.
About this species. Black pepper fruits are the source of one of the world's most widely and frequently used spices. Black, white and green peppercorns all come from Piper nigrum and are popularly used as a hot and pungent spice for flavouring food.ichuan pepper, a common spice used in Asian cuisine, is obtained from Zanthoxylum species (citrus family, Rutaceae). Peppercorns should not be confused with chilli peppers (Capsicum species) such as Capsicum annuum (potato family, Solanaceae). The fruits of Piper nigrum are used to make black pepper.