Pimenta is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1821.[3][4] It is native to Central and South America, Mexico, and the West Indies.[2]
Well-known species include allspice (P. dioica) and the West Indian bay tree (P. racemosa). The name is mostly probably derived from the Portuguese word "pimenta", with the same meaning of the Spanish word pimienta, meaning "peppercorn." It refers to the berries of P. dioica.[5]
Pimenta is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1821. It is native to Central and South America, Mexico, and the West Indies.
Well-known species include allspice (P. dioica) and the West Indian bay tree (P. racemosa). The name is mostly probably derived from the Portuguese word "pimenta", with the same meaning of the Spanish word pimienta, meaning "peppercorn." It refers to the berries of P. dioica.
Species Pimenta adenoclada (Urb.) Burret (Cuba) Pimenta berciliae Vasconcelos, Lucas & Peguero (Dominican Republic) Pimenta cainitoides (Urb.) Burret (Cuba, Dominican Rep) Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. – allspice (Southern Mexico, Central America, Greater Antilles, Cayman Is, Bahamas) Pimenta ferruginea (Griseb.) Burret (Cuba) Pimenta filipes (Urb.) Burret (Cuba) Pimenta guatemalensis (Lundell) Lundell - Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama Pimenta haitiensis (Urb.) Landrum (Haiti, Dominican Republic) Pimenta intermedia (Bisse) Urquiola (Cuba) Pimenta jamaicensis (Britton & Harris) Proctor (Jamaica) Pimenta obscura Proctor (Jamaica) Pimenta odiolens (Urb.) Burret (Cuba) Pimenta oligantha (Urb.) Burret (Cuba) Pimenta podocarpoides (F.Areces) Landrum (Cuba) Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus - Brazil, Bolivia Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J.W.Moore – West Indian bay tree (the Caribbean) - Cayman Is, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, Venezuela Pimenta samanensis Alain (Dominican Republic)(formerly assigned to Eugenia) Pimenta richardii Proctor (Jamaica) Pimenta yumana Alain (Dominican Republic)(formerly assigned to Eugenia)
