About All spice
Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or pimento, 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. 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. Contrary to common misconception, it is not a mixture of spices. Several unrelated fragrant shrubs are called "Carolina allspice" (Calycanthus floridus), "Japanese allspice" (Chimonanthus praecox), or "wild allspice" (Lindera benzoin).
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pimenta dioica
- Genus
- Pimenta
- Family
- MYRTACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- Central America
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-June
Local Names
- Tamil
- ஆல்ஸ்பைஸ்
- Kannada
- ಗಂಡಮೆಣಸು Ganda menasu, ಮರಮೆಣಸು Mara menasu, ಮಲಯಾಳಸೂಚಿ Malayala suchi
- Malayalam
- സർവ സുഗന്ധി
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
All spice belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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