Annonaceae
Pimientillo
Xylopia frutescens
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Genus
- Xylopia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Pimientillo
Synonyms
- Diospyros xylopioides Mart. ex Miq.
- Xylopia frutescens var. ferruginea R.E.Fr.
- Xylopia frutescens var. glabra S.Watson
- Xylopia meridensis Pittier
- Xylopia muricata Vell.
- Xylopia polyantha var. nicaraguensis R.E.Fr.
- Xylopia setosa Poir.
- Xylopicrum frutescens (Aubl.) Kuntze
Photos

Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Klebson Guerra, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Klebson Guerra, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.