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Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr.

Synonym: Myrtus dioica L., Pimenta officinalis Lindl.

MYRTACEAE

Local Names : സർവ്വസുഗന്ധി, All spice, Pimento Tree.

Flowering Period : March to June.

Distribution : Native of Central America

Uses:   Spice, Tooth problems, Skin infections.

Exotic : Yes.

 Pimenta dioica is a evergreen slow growing tree with whitish grey bark that peels in thin sheets. The leaves are opposite, oblong and leathery, glossy green, aromatic and quite attractive. At the leaf axils it produces pyramidal cymes of small white flowers which function as male and others as fruiting female flowers that will develop into clusters of brownish green, pleasantly spicy, peas-sized berries with 1 or 2 seeds.

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