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Allspice
Pungent fruit of the ''Pimenta dioica'' / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or pimento,[lower-alpha 1] 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 popular belief, it is not a mixture of spices.[5]
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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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Pimenta dioica | |
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Several unrelated fragrant shrubs are called "Carolina allspice" (Calycanthus floridus), "Japanese allspice" (Chimonanthus praecox), or "wild allspice" (Lindera benzoin).