Familia:Myrtaceae
Subfamilia:Myrtoideae
Tribus:Myrteae
Subtribus:Pimentinae
Genus:Pimenta
Species:Pimenta dioica

Pimenta dioica (L.)Merr., Contr. Gray Herb. 165:37. 1947.

• Homotypic
  • Evanesca crassifolia Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 105 (1838),nom. illeg.
  • Myrtus dioica L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1056 (1759)
• Heterotypic
  • Caryophyllus pimenta (L.) Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 2 (1768)
  • Eugenia micrantha Bertol. in Nuovi Ann. Sci. Nat. 3: 136 (1840),nom. illeg.
  • Eugenia pimenta (L.) DC. in Prodr. 3: 285 (1828)
  • Eugenia pimenta var. longifolia DC. in Prodr. 3: 285 (1828)
  • Eugenia pimenta var. ovalifolia DC. in Prodr. 3: 285 (1828)
  • Myrtus aromatica Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 354 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Myrtus aromatica Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 410 (1798),nom. illeg.
  • Myrtus pimenta L. in Sp. Pl.: 472 (1753)
  • Myrtus pimenta var. brevifolia Hayne in Getreue Darstell. Gew. 9: t. 37 (1825)
  • Myrtus pimenta var. longifolia Sims in Bot. Mag. 30: t. 1236 (1809)
  • Myrtus piperita Sessé & Moc. in Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 124 (1894)
  • Pimenta aromatica Kostel. in Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 4: 1525 (1835), nom. superfl.
  • Pimenta communis Benth. & Hook.f. in Gen. Pl. 1: 717 (1865)
  • Pimenta officinalis Lindl. in Coll. Bot.: t. 19 (1821)
  • Pimenta officinalis var. cumanensis Schiede & Deppe in Linnaea 27: 424 (1856)
  • Pimenta officinalis var. longifolia (Sims) O.Berg in Linnaea 27: 423 (1856)
  • Pimenta officinalis var. ovalifolia (DC.) O.Berg in Linnaea 27: 424 (1856)
  • Pimenta pimenta (L.) H.Karst. in Deut. Fl.: 790 (1882),nom. inval.
  • Pimenta vulgaris Bello in Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10: 270 (1881)
  • Pimenta vulgaris Lindl. in J.C. Loudon, Encycl. Pl.: 418 (1829)
  • Pimentus aromatica Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 158 (1838), nom. superfl.
  • Pimentus geminata Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 105 (1838)
  • Pimentus vera Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 105 (1838), nom. superfl.

• Merrill, E.D. , 1947.Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University. Cambridge, MA 165:37.

• Govaerts, R.H.A.,Sobral, M.,Ashton, P.S.,Barrie, F.R.,Holst, B.K.,Landrum, L.R.,Matsumoto, K.,Mazine, F.F.,Nic Lughadha, E.,Proença, C.E.B.,Soares-Silva, L.H.,Wilson, P.G. &Lucas, E. 2008.World Checklist of Myrtaceae. 455 pp. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.ISBN 978-1-84246-391-8Reference page. 

• Govaerts, R.et al. 2024.Pimenta dioica inKew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of theRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 30.Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024.Pimenta dioica. Published online. Accessed: June 30 2024.Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2024.Pimenta dioica.World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In:Roskovh, Y.,Abucay, L.,Orrell, T.,Nicolson, D.,Bailly, N.,Kirk, P.,Bourgoin, T.,DeWalt, R.E.,Decock, W.,De Wever, A.,Nieukerken, E. van,Zarucchi, J. &Penev, L., eds. 2024.Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 30.Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024.Pimenta dioica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 June 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network.Pimenta dioica in theGermplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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