Allspice

Allspice
	Illustration of twig, flowers, and fruits
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Pimenta
Species:	P. dioica
Binomial name
	Pimenta dioica; (L.) Merr.
Synonyms
	List Caryophyllus pimenta (L.) Mill.; Eugenia micrantha Bertol.; Eugenia pimenta (L.) DC.; Evanesca crassifolia Raf. nom. illeg.; Evanesca micrantha Bertol.; Myrtus aromatica Poir. nom. illeg.; Myrtus aromatica Salisb. nom. illeg.; Myrtus dioica L.; Myrtus pimenta L.; Myrtus piperita Sessé & Moc.; Pimenta aromatica Kostel. nom. illeg.; Pimenta communis Benth. & Hook.f.; Pimenta officinalis Lindl.; Pimenta pimenta (L.) H.Karst. nom. inval.; Pimenta vulgaris Bello; Pimenta vulgaris Lindl.; Pimentus aromatica Raf. nom. illeg.; Pimentus geminata Raf.; Pimentus vera Raf. nom. illeg.; ;

Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or pimento,^[a] is the dried unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world.^[3] The name allspice was coined as early as 1621 by the English, who valued it as a spice that combined the flavours of cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove.^[4]

Several unrelated fragrant shrubs are called "Carolina allspice" (Calycanthus floridus), "Japanese allspice" (Chimonanthus praecox), or "wild allspice" (Lindera benzoin).

^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Pimenta dioica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T103121329A150119410. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T103121329A150119410.en. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
^ Riffle, Robert L. (1 August 1998). The Tropical Look: An Encyclopedia of Dramatic Landscape Plants. Timber Press. ISBN 978-0-88192-422-0.
^ Oxford English Dictionary (2 ed.). Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press. 1 March 1989. ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8. Archived from the original on 25 June 2006. Retrieved 12 December 2009.

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[1] Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Pimenta dioica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T103121329A150119410. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T103121329A150119410.en. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

[2] "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 19 August 2015.

[4] Riffle, Robert L. (1 August 1998). The Tropical Look: An Encyclopedia of Dramatic Landscape Plants. Timber Press. ISBN 978-0-88192-422-0.

[5] Oxford English Dictionary (2 ed.). Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press. 1 March 1989. ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8. Archived from the original on 25 June 2006. Retrieved 12 December 2009.

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Allspice

Illustration of twig, flowers, and fruits
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Pimenta
Species:	P. dioica
Binomial name
*Pimenta dioica* (L.) Merr.
Synonyms^[2]
List Caryophyllus pimenta (L.) Mill. Eugenia micrantha Bertol. Eugenia pimenta (L.) DC. Evanesca crassifolia Raf. nom. illeg. Evanesca micrantha Bertol. Myrtus aromatica Poir. nom. illeg. Myrtus aromatica Salisb. nom. illeg. Myrtus dioica L. Myrtus pimenta L. Myrtus piperita Sessé & Moc. Pimenta aromatica Kostel. nom. illeg. Pimenta communis Benth. & Hook.f. Pimenta officinalis Lindl. Pimenta pimenta (L.) H.Karst. nom. inval. Pimenta vulgaris Bello Pimenta vulgaris Lindl. Pimentus aromatica Raf. nom. illeg. Pimentus geminata Raf. Pimentus vera Raf. nom. illeg.