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Accession Data:

Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr.

  • Common Name: Allspice, Jamaican Pepper
  • Family: Myrtaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: S. Mexico to C. America, Caribbean

  • Uses: The green berries are picked and then dried. The whole dried fruit is ground to produce the spice or condiment Allspice. Eugenol oil is used as an anesthetic for tooth aches and as a digestive aid3

    • IMPORTANT NOTE: Plant Uses are for informational purposes only. EEB Greenhouses assume no responsibility for adverse effects from the use of any plants referred to on this site. Always seek advice from a professional before using any plant medicinally.
  • USDA Zone: 10a-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201600034
  • Source: Logees
  • Provenance:
    • February 2016 - Received as Pimenta officinalis. Name corrected per PlantList.
  • Accession Date: 02-23-2016
  • Bench: 1303 - NEOA: Ground Bed 1 NE
    • Currently: active - new growth
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 10-08-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: rosids
  • Order: Myrtales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Myrtaceae
  • SubFamily: Myrtoideae
  • Tribe: Myrteae
  • SubTribe:

References (internal):

  • Spice Plants
  • Medicinal Plants
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Gulf / Mexico Southwest / Mexico Southeast / Belize / Costa Rica / Guatemala / Honduras / Nicaragua / Bahamas / Cayman Is. / Cuba / Dominican Republic / Jamaica /

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, February 23, 2016.
  2. Allspice at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Tuesday, February 23, 2016.
  3. Pimenta dioica at National Tropical Botanical Garden. Last accessed on Tuesday, February 23, 2016.
  4. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, February 23, 2016.

data regenerated on Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:06:09 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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