Pimenta (genus)

For other uses, see Pimenta (disambiguation).

Pimenta
Pimenta dioica flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Subfamily:	Myrtoideae
Tribe:	Myrteae
Genus:	Pimenta Lindl. [1]
Synonyms [2] [1]
Amomis O.Berg Cryptorhiza Urb. Evanesca Raf. KrokiaUrb. Mentodendron Lundell MyrtekmaniaUrb. PimentusRaf. PseudocaryophyllusO.Berg

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]

Species

20 species are accepted. ^{[6] [2] [7] [8]}

• Pimenta adenoclada (Urb.) Alain – Cuba
• Pimenta berciliae T.N.C.Vasconc. & Peguero – Dominican Republic
• Pimenta cainitoides (Urb.) Burret – Cuba and Dominican Republic
• Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. – allspice – Southern Mexico, Central America, Greater Antilles, Cayman Islands, and Bahamas
• Pimenta ferruginea (Griseb.) Burret – Cuba
• Pimenta filipes (Urb.) Burret – Cuba
• Pimenta guatemalensis (Lundell) Lundell – Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Panama
• Pimenta haitiensis (Urb.) Landrum – Haiti and Dominican Republic
• Pimenta intermedia (Bisse) Urquiola – Cuba ^[9]
• Pimenta jamaicensis (Britton & Harris) Proctor – Jamaica
• Pimenta obscura Proctor – Jamaica
• Pimenta odiolens (Urb.) Burret – Cuba
• Pimenta oligantha (Urb.) Burret – Cuba
• Pimenta paganii (Krug & Urb.) Flickinger – Puerto Rico
• Pimenta podocarpoides (Areces) Landrum – Cuba
• Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus (Gomes) Landrum – Brazil and Bolivia
• Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J.W.Moore– West Indian bay tree – Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, and Venezuela
• Pimenta richardii Proctor – Jamaica
• Pimenta samanensis (Alain) Peguero – Dominican Republic (formerly assigned to Eugenia )
• Pimenta yumana (Alain) T.N.C.Vasconc. – Dominican Republic (formerly assigned to Eugenia )

References

1. "Genus: Pimenta Lindl". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Lindley, John. 1821. Collectanea Botanica 4: sub t. 19
4. Tropicos, Pimenta Lindl.
5. Weiss, E. A (2002). Spice Crops. CABI. p. 122. ISBN   978-0-85199-605-9.
6. "Pimenta Lindl". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
7. "GRIN Species Records of Pimenta". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
8. "The All-spice Genus Pimenta (Myrtaceae) from Hispaniola One New Species, Pimenta berciliae, Two New Combinations and Taxonomic Notes". 24 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
9. WCSP Pimenta intermedia (Bisse) Urquiola, Bissea 2(Núm. Espec.): 63 (2008)

External links

Media related to Pimenta at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Pimenta at Wikispecies