Pimenta

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Pimenta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Pimenta (from the Spanish pimento, allspice). Myrtaceae. Highly aromatic trees, one species of which is the allspice. Leaves large, leathery, feather-veined, long-stalked, black-dotted beneath: fls. numerous, small, white; borne in terminal or axillary, trichotomous cymes; calyx-tube top-shaped; petals 4-5; stamens numerous: drupe 1-2-seeded.—Five or six species, native of Trop. Amer. As a genus Pimenta is distinguished from its near allies (Eugenia, Myrtus) by the circular or spiral embryo and the 2-celled ovary with 1-6 ovules pendulous from the apex of each cell. Allspice is the unripe berry of P. officinalis, which is gathered and dried in the sun. Its name comes from the idea that allspice combines the flavors of clove, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Allspice is common in the wild in Jamaica, inhabiting limestone soil. It is more extensively cultivated or run wild in Jamaica than anywhere else. It is cultivated up to 4,000 feet. The plant is not offered in the American trade, but there seems no reason why it could not be cultivated in Porto Rico. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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