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Pimenta dioica
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Family:
MYRTACEAE
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Citation: Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr., Contrib. Gray Herb. 165: 37. 1947; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 290. 2009.
Myrtus dioica L., Syst. Veg. (ed. 10) 1056. 1759.
Pimenta officinalis Lindl., Coll. Bot. Subt. 19. 1821.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Sarvasugandhi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
All spice, Pimento Tree
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Description:
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-June
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
Native of Central America
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White, Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
Yes
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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