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Myrtaceae

Allspice

Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr.

Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Pimenta

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Allspice (Pimenta dioica)
FlowerPhoto: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (50)
Afrikaans
Wonderpeper
Arabic
فلفل إفرنجي, فلفل حلو
arz
فلفل افرنجى
Azerbaijani
İkievli pimenta
bar
Naigwirz, Neugewürz, Piment
Belarusian
Ангельскае зельле, Пімента лекавая, Пімента двудомная
Bulgarian
Бахар
Catalan
Pebrer de Jamaica, Pebre de Jamaica, Totesespícies, Totespècia
Chinese
多香果, 众香树, 牙買加胡椒, 眾香子
csb
Kùbaba
Czech
Pimentovník pravý, Nové koření
Danish
Allehånde
Dutch
Piment, Jamaicapeper, Nagelpeper, Pimentbes
English
Allspice, Jamaica pepper, Myrtle pepper, Pimenta, Pimento
Esperanto
Dioika pimento
Estonian
Harilik pimendipuu
Finnish
Maustepippuri
French
Piment de la Jamaïque, Grand piment, Malaguette, Myrte-piment, Piment de la Jamaique, Quatre-épices, Tout-épice, Yeni bahar
German
Pimentpflanze, Allgewürz, Gewürzkörner, Jamaikapfeffer, Nelkenpfeffer, Neugewürz, Piment, Viergewürz
Greek
Μπαχάρι
Haitian Creole
Malagèt
Hebrew
פלפל אנגלי, פלפל ג'מייקה
hsb
Wšědny piment, Wšědny korjenjownik
Hungarian
Szegfűbors
Icelandic
Allrahanda
Indonesian
Merica Jamaika
Irish
Ilspíosra
Italian
Pepe della Giamaica, Pimento
Japanese
オールスパイス
Korean
올스파이스나무, 올스파이스
Lithuanian
Kvapusis pipiras, Kvapieji pipirai, Kvapnieji pipirai, Kvapusis pimentas
Malayalam
സർവ സുഗന്ധി
nds
Piment
Norwegian Bokmål
Allehånde
Norwegian Nynorsk
Allehande
Persian
فلفل فرنگی
Polish
Korzennik lekarski, Ziele angielskie
Portuguese
Pimenta-da-jamaica
Romanian
Ienibahar
Russian
Пимента лекарственная, Пимента двудомная
Serbian
Најгвирц
Slovak
Nové korenie
Slovenian
Pimentovec, Piment
Spanish
Malagueta, Pimienta de Jamaica, Pimienta de Tabasco
Swedish
Kryddpeppar
Tamil
ஆல்ஸ்பைஸ்
Thai
ออลสไปซ์
Tongan
Sipaisi
Turkish
Yeni bahar
Ukrainian
Духмяний перець, Англійський перець, Перець духмяний, Ямайський перець

Synonyms

  • Caryophyllus pimenta (L.) Mill.
  • Eugenia micrantha Bertol.
  • Eugenia pimenta (L.) DC.
  • Eugenia pimenta var. longifolia DC.
  • Eugenia pimenta var. ovalifolia DC.
  • Evanesca crassifolia Raf.
  • Evanesca micrantha Bertol.
  • Myrtus aromatica Poir.
  • Myrtus aromatica Salisb.
  • Myrtus dioica L.
  • Myrtus pimenta L.
  • Myrtus pimenta var. brevifolia Hayne
  • Myrtus pimenta var. longifolia Sims
  • Myrtus piperita Sessé & Moc.
  • Pimenta aromatica Kostel.
  • Pimenta communis Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Pimenta communis Lindl.
  • Pimenta officinalis Lindl.
  • Pimenta officinalis var. cumanensis Schiede & Deppe
  • Pimenta officinalis var. longifolia (Sims) O.Berg
  • Pimenta officinalis var. ovalifolia (DC.) O.Berg
  • Pimenta officinalis var. tenuifolia O.Berg
  • Pimenta pimenta (L.) H.Karst.
  • Pimenta vulgaris Bello
  • Pimenta vulgaris Lindl.
  • Pimentus aromatica Raf.
  • Pimentus geminata Raf.
  • Pimentus vera Raf.

Flowers

In flower
April to May (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.