Typical of the Myrtaceae family
Pimenta dioica
Ganda Menasu / All Spice സർവ സുഗന്ധി
Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓
Also known as Pimento Tree
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Kerala, Gujarat
- Flowering
- March-June
Ganda Menasu in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Tamil | ஆல்ஸ்பைஸ் | Not recorded |
| Kannada | ಗಂಡಮೆಣಸು · ಮರಮೆಣಸು · ಮಲಯಾಳಸೂಚಿ | Ganda menasu, Mara menasu, Malayala suchi |
| Malayalam | സർവ സുഗന്ധി | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Tamil
- ஆல்ஸ்பைஸ்
- Kannada
- ಗಂಡಮೆಣಸು Ganda menasu, ಮರಮೆಣಸು Mara menasu, ಮಲಯಾಳಸೂಚಿ Malayala suchi
- Malayalam
- സർവ സുഗന്ധി
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range does not include India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. Mexico to C. America, Caribbean. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
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- West Bengal →Kerala →Gujarat →
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How to identify Ganda Menasu
Identify Ganda Menasu by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Aromatic dried berries used as allspice.
- Confirm flower colour: White-cream.
- Confirm fruit type: Berry.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-June.
- In India, compare location records such as West Bengal, Kerala, Gujarat.
- Confirm it sits within the Myrtaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ganda Menasu.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
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
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ganda Menasu itself; the rest are typical of the Myrtaceae family — flowering plants only.
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.
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