ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Pimenta dioica

Name author: (L.) Merr.

A species in the Myrtaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Pimenta
Species: Pimenta dioica
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1947

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Pimenta dioica. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

28 synonyms in this snapshot

Caryophyllus pimentaName author: (L.) Mill.
Eugenia micranthaName author: Bertol.
Eugenia pimentaName author: (L.) DC.
Eugenia pimenta var. longifoliaName author: DC.
Eugenia pimenta var. ovalifoliaName author: DC.
Evanesca crassifoliaName author: Raf.
Evanesca micranthaName author: Bertol.
Myrtus aromaticaName author: Poir.
Myrtus aromaticaName author: Salisb.
Myrtus dioicaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Myrtus pimentaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Myrtus pimenta var. brevifoliaName author: Hayne
Myrtus pimenta var. longifoliaName author: Sims
Myrtus piperitaName author: Sessé & Moc.
Pimenta aromaticaName author: Kostel.
Pimenta communisName author: Benth. & Hook.f.
Pimenta communisName author: Lindl.
Pimenta officinalisName author: Lindl.
Pimenta officinalis var. cumanensisName author: Schiede & Deppe
Pimenta officinalis var. longifoliaName author: (Sims) O.Berg
Pimenta officinalis var. ovalifoliaName author: (DC.) O.Berg
Pimenta officinalis var. tenuifoliaName author: O.Berg
Pimenta pimentaName author: (L.) H.Karst.
Pimenta vulgarisName author: Bello
Pimenta vulgarisName author: Lindl.
Pimentus aromaticaName author: Raf.
Pimentus geminataName author: Raf.
Pimentus veraName author: Raf.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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