Ganda Menasu / All Spice
Pimenta dioica
Also known as Pimento Tree
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Kerala, Gujarat
- Flowering
- March-June
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Myrtaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White-creamrecorded
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“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 M” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ganda Menasu itself; the rest are typical of the Myrtaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- ஆல்ஸ்பைஸ்
- Kannada
- ಗಂಡಮೆಣಸು Ganda menasu, ಮರಮೆಣಸು Mara menasu, ಮಲಯಾಳಸೂಚಿ Malayala suchi
- Malayalam
- സർവ സുഗന്ധി
About Ganda Menasu
A member of the Myrtaceae family, All spice (Pimenta dioica) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal, Kerala and Gujarat. Flowering and fruiting run from March to June.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten and planted as an ornamental.
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
Ganda Menasu belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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