Thanks! I can't find evidence that black pepper in particular is that old. I'm not sure what Eden Project is, but I can't find any references on the page you li

Thanks! I can't find evidence that black pepper in particular is that old. I'm not sure what Eden Project is, but I can't find any references on the page you linked. Searching around a bit: [1] claims Myocene (5-20M years ago) [2] claims the genus is as old as the Upper Cretaceous (100M years ago), but I don't see the Piper Nigrum (black pepper) species in Table 1. So, it seems to be a bit more modern than some of the other plants in my post. Please correct me if I missed anything, or if you find a good source! 1. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790318307024?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S10557... 2. https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.3732/ajb.1400427 https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.3732/ajb....