Pimenta dioica
System : Terrestrial
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Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Myrtales
Myrtaceae
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Common name
allspice (English), malaqueta (Spanish), pimento (English), sipaisi (English, Tonga), Jamaican pepper (English)
Synonym
Pimenta officinalis , Lindley
Pimenta pimenta , (L.) Karst.
Myrtus dioica , L.
Myrtus pimenta , L.
Pimenta officinalis , Lindl.
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Summary
Allspice (Pimenta dioica) has been introduced widely through the horticultural trade for its spice that is used to flavour food and as a perfume; its strong wood is used to make tools and it is used as an ornamental tree. Allspice is known to have naturalised in its introduced range. On Kauai in Hawaii, allspice has spread into secondary forests. It is prolific and carpets of seedlings can be seen be seen below adult trees. Seeds are spread by fruit eating birds.

Principal source:

Compiler: IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) with support from the Overseas Territories Environmental Programme (OTEP) project XOT603, a joint project with the Cayman Islands Government - Department of Environment

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Publication date: 2010-11-10

Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2024) Species profile: Pimenta dioica. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=1796 on 20-04-2024.

Management Info
Preventative measures: A Risk Assessment of Pimenta dioica for the Pacific Region was prepared by Dr. Curtis Daehler (UH Botany) with funding from the Kaulunani Urban Forestry Program and US Forest Service. The alien plant screening system is derived from Pheloung et al. (1999) with minor modifications for use in Pacific islands (Daehler et al. 2004). The result is a high score of 7 and a recommendation of: \"Likely to cause significant ecological or economic harm in Hawaii and on other Pacific Islands as determined by a high WRA score, which is based on published sources describing species biology and behavior in Hawaii and/or other parts of the world.\"
Countries (or multi-country features) with distribution records for Pimenta dioica
NATIVE RANGE
  • central america
  • mexico
  • west indies
Informations on Pimenta dioica has been recorded for the following locations. Click on the name for additional informations.
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Management information
Preventative measures: A Risk Assessment of Pimenta dioica for the Pacific Region was prepared by Dr. Curtis Daehler (UH Botany) with funding from the Kaulunani Urban Forestry Program and US Forest Service. The alien plant screening system is derived from Pheloung et al. (1999) with minor modifications for use in Pacific islands (Daehler et al. 2004). The result is a high score of 7 and a recommendation of: \"Likely to cause significant ecological or economic harm in Hawaii and on other Pacific Islands as determined by a high WRA score, which is based on published sources describing species biology and behavior in Hawaii and/or other parts of the world.\"
Bibliography
5 references found for Pimenta dioica

Management information
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER), 2005. Risk Assessment Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr., Myrtaceae
Summary: Available from: http://www.hear.org/pier/wra/pacific/pimenta_dioica_htmlwra.htm [Accessed 5 October 2010]
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER), 2010. Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr., Myrtaceae
Summary: Available from: http://www.hear.org/pier/species/pimenta_dioica.htm [Accessed 5 October 2010]
Starr, F, K. Starr and L. Loope, 2003. Pimenta dioica Allspice Myrtaceae
Summary: Available from: http://www.hear.org/starr/hiplants/reports/pdf/pimenta_dioica.pdf [Accessed 5 October 2010]
General information
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), 2010. Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr.
Summary: Available from: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=27247 [Accessed 5 October 2010]
Varnham, K. 2006 (Updated 2009). Database of non-native species occurring in UK Overseas Territories. JNCC Report 372, Peterborough, United Kingdom.
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Pimenta dioica
allspice, malaqueta, pimento, sipaisi, Jamaican pepper
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(2024). Pimenta dioica. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).