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 racemosa (Mill.) J.W.Moore – West Indian bay tree (the Caribbean) - Cayman Is, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, Venezuela
^. Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
^"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.
pimenta, genus, other, uses, pimenta, disambiguation, pimenta, genus, flowering, plants, myrtle, family, myrtaceae, described, genus, 1821, native, central, south, america, mexico, west, indies, pimentapimenta, dioica, flowersscientific, classificationkingdom,. For other uses see Pimenta disambiguation 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 PimentaPimenta dioica flowersScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade RosidsOrder MyrtalesFamily MyrtaceaeSubfamily MyrtoideaeTribe MyrteaeGenus PimentaLindl 1 Synonyms 2 1 Amomis O Berg Cryptorhiza Urb Evanesca Raf Krokia Urb Mentodendron Lundell Myrtekmania Urb Pimentus Raf Pseudocaryophyllus O BergWell 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 2 6 7 Pimenta adenoclada Urb Burret Cuba Pimenta berciliae Vasconcelos Lucas amp 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 8 Pimenta jamaicensis Britton amp 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 References Edit a b Genus Pimenta Lindl Germplasm Resources Information Network United States Department of Agriculture 2009 01 27 Retrieved 2012 01 27 a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Lindley John 1821 Collectanea Botanica 4 sub t 19 Tropicos Pimenta Lindl Weiss E A 2002 Spice Crops CABI p 122 ISBN 978 0 85199 605 9 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 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 WCSP Pimenta intermedia Bisse Urquiola Bissea 2 Num Espec 63 2008 External links Edit Media related to Pimenta at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Pimenta at Wikispecies This Myrtaceae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pimenta genus amp oldid 1123391162, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
