Allspice tree, also known as pimento tree, is an evergreen plant that belongs to the myrtle family. It originates from West Indies and Central America and has gradually spread through the world due to its unique flavor and its healthy quality. The name allspice is because the dried brown berries, smell and taste like a mixture of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Allspice, Clover Pepper, Jamaica Pepper, Jamaican Pepper, Pimenta, Pimento, myrtle pepper are some of the popular common names of Allspice.
| Name | Allspice |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Pimenta dioica |
| Native | Native of West Indies |
| Common/English Name | Allspice, Clover Pepper, Jamaica Pepper, Jamaican Pepper, Pimenta, Pimento, myrtle pepper, Turkish Yenibahar, English pepper or newspice. |
| Name in Other Languages | Farsi : Felfel Farangi Albanian : Ispais Venezuela : Pimienta Guayabita Eastonian : Harilik Pimendipuu Arabic : Bahar Greek : Aromatopeperi Basque : Jamaikako Piperbeltz Korean : Oluspaisu Brazil : Pimenta Da Jamaica Tonga : Sipaisi Catalan : Pebre De Jamaica Slovak : Nové Korenie Chinese : Bi Wei Hu Jiao Norwegian : Allehånde Algeria : Fulful Meksyk Italian : Pepe Della Giamaica Swedish : Kryddpeppar Danish : Allehaande Hawaian : Pimeka Kik Dominican Republic : Clavo De Jamaica Serbian : Biber Sa Jamajke Dutch : Alles Kruid Spanish : Especerias French Guiana : Quatre-Épices Bulgarian: Bahhar German : Allgewürz Belarusian : Angeĺskae Zelle Polish : Korzennik Lekarski Yiddish : English Gewirts Guyana : Allspice Haitian : Bwa Pwav ( Creole ) Thai : Olspais Hebrew : Pilpel Angli India : Kaabaab Chini ( Bengali ) Portuguese : Pimenta- Da- Jamaica Iceland : Allrahanda Bangladesh : Kababchini Turkish : Jamaika Biberi Japanese : Hyakumikosho Lithuanian : Gvazdikiniai Medis Ecuador : Pimineta Dulce Wales : Pupur Jamiaca Macedonian : Pimento Vietnamese : Danh Từ Mexico : Malaqueta Galician : Pimenta Da Xamaica Romanian : Cuisoare French : Grand Piment, Russian : Perets Dushistyj Croatian : Najgvirc Slovenian : Piment Hungarian : Borsmenta Czech : Hřebíčkový Pepř Ukrainian : Perets Dukhmyaniy Finnish : Maustepippuri Latvian : Jamaikas Pipari Malaysia : Allspice |
| Plant Growth Habit | Small, evergreen, branched, tree |
| Growing Climate | Grows well in semitropical lowland forests |
| Soil | Thrives best in well drained, moist, fertile, loamy calcareous soil. |
| Plant Size | 6–12 m high |
| Trunk | Brownish-gay, erect trunk |
| Leaf | Opposite, simple, oval-oblong to elliptical, 6–16 cm long by 3–6 cm wide, obtuse rounded apex, cuneate base, glabrous, entire, leathery, pellucid-dotted on lower surface with 12–16 pairs of prominent main veins, mid-rib depressed on upper surface, glossy deep green when mature, pale green when juvenile. |
| Flower | Bisexual, greenish white, small, 6–10 mm across; |
| Fruit Shape & Size | Globose 4–7 mm in diameter with a thick, woody, brittle pericarp |
| Fruit Color | Green turning dark purple when ripe |
| Skin | Very wrinkled |
| Flavor/Aroma | Strong spicy and pungent smell that closely resemble a mixture of black-pepper, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon. |
| Taste | Pungent and slightly peppery taste |
| Seed | Two hard, dark-brown, reniform seeds |
| Major Nutrition | Manganese, Mn 2.943 mg (127.96%) Iron, Fe 7.06 mg (88.25%) Calcium, Ca 661 mg (66.10%) Copper, Cu 0.553 mg (61.44%) Total dietary Fiber 21.6 g (56.84%) Carbohydrate 72.12 g (55.48%) Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) 39.2 mg (43.56%) Magnesium, Mg 135 mg (32.14%) Total Fat (lipid) 8.69 g (24.83%) Potassium, K 1044 mg (22.21%) Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 2.86 mg (17.88%) Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) 0.21 mg (16.15%) Phosphorus, P 113 mg (16.14%) Protein 6.09 g (12.18%) |
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| Calories in 100gm | 263 Kcal |