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Pimenta dioica, commonly known as allspice, is a plant species that produces berries used as a spice in cooking and food preparation. The spice is valued for its warm, complex flavor that combines notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, making it an important ingredient in cuisines around the world.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyMyrtaceae
Native toBahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Pimenta dioica Le piment de la Jamaïque ou poivre de la Jamaïque (Pimenta dioica) est un arbre de la famille des Myrtaceae. C'est une espèce des régions tropicales d'Amérique, dont les fruits sont à l'origine d'une épice appelée tout-épice ou quatre-épices. Le nom quatre-épices est ambigu car souvent aussi utilisé pour désigner un mélange de 4 épices qui a un goût identique au tout-épice.
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Piment flower in Uaxactún, north of Tikal National Park, Guatemala Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or pimento, 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. 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. Contrary to common misconception, it is not a mixture of spices.
Several unrelated fragrant shrubs are called "Carolina allspice" (Calycanthus floridus), "Japanese allspice" (Chimonanthus praecox), or "wild allspice" (Lindera benzoin).