Back Wonderpeper Afrikaans فلفل إفرنجي Arabic فلفل افرنجى ARZ Pimenta dioica AST İkievli pimenta Azerbaijani Naigwirz BAR Ангельскае зельле BE-X-OLD Бахар Bulgarian Pebrer de Jamaica Catalan Pimenta dioica CEB
| Allspice | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Pimenta |
| Species: | P. dioica
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| Binomial name | |
| Pimenta dioica | |
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List
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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] Contrary to common knowledge, it is not a mixture of spices.[5]
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.
- ^ Francis, Ali (1 December 2021). "Allspice Is the Berry—Yes, Berry—That Can Do It All". Bon Appetit. Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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