Pimenta

Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics

Pimenta Lindl.
MYRTACEAE
PIMENTA
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Classification

MYRTALES
Pimenta

Citation

PIMENTA Lindley, Coll. Bot. ad t. 19. 1821.
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TYPE: Pimenta officinalis Lindley 1821. (Myrtus pimenta Linnaeus 1753.)

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Pimenta dioica ALLSPICE Not Native

Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms

Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Amomis Amomis O. Berg, Handb. Pharmaceut. Bot., ed. 3. 1: 339. 1855. TYPE: Amomis acris (Swartz) O. Berg 1855. (Myrtus acris Swartz 1788.)
Cryptorhiza Cryptorhiza Urban, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 403. 1921. TYPE: Cryptorhiza haitiensis Urban 1921.
Evanesca Evanesca Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 105. 1838. TYPE: Evanesca crassifolia Rafinesque 1838, nom. illegit. (Myrtus dioica Linnaeus 1759.)
Krokia Krokia Urban, Symb. Antill. 9: 468. 1928. TYPE: Krokia nipensis Urban 1928.
Mentodendron Mentodendron Lundell, Wrightia 4: 180. 1971. TYPE: Mentodendron guatemalensse (Lundell) Lundell 1971. (Myrcia guatemalensis Lundell 1968.)
Myrtekmania Myrtekmania Urban, Symb. Antill. 9: 484. 1928. TYPE: Myrtekmania adenoclada (Urban) Urban 1928 (Eugenia adenoclada Urban 1923.)
Pimentus Pimentus Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 105. 1838. TYPE: Pimentus vera Rafinesque 1838, nom. illegit. (Myrtus pimenta Linnaeus 1753.)
Pseudocaryophyllus Pseudocaryophyllus O. Berg, Linnaea 27: 348, 415. 1856. TYPE: Pseudocaryophyllus sericeus O. Berg 1856. (Myrtus pseudocaryophyllus Gomes 1812.)