Myrtaceae
Pimenta

Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J.W.Moore

First published in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 102: 33 (1933)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caribbean to Venezuela. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as a medicine and for food.

Descriptions

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
bayrum
[UNAL]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 1550 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Árbol
[CPLC]

Myrtaceae, B. Verdcourt, B.Sc., Ph.D. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2001

Morphology General Habit
Shrub or small slender tree 7.5–15 m tall; bark thin and scaly, peeling to produce a mottled trunk; essentially glabrous but with dense glands on stems and leaves.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves very aromatic, obovate to elliptic, 3–15 cm long, 1.2–7.5 cm wide, acute to broadly rounded at the apex, coriaceous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers white, 5-merous, small, in many flowered ((5–)15–100) panicles 2.5–12 cm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit subglobose, 6–12 mm diameter, 1–4-seeded (2–8 fide T.T.C.L.).
[FTEA]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1550–1550 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia.
Habit
Tree.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: artificial - terrestrial.
Vernacular
Bay run, Bay run bwaden, Berrón, Malagueta
[UPFC]

Uses

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Gene Sources
Used as gene sources.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Common Names

unknown
bay, black cinnamon, bois d inde-pimento, citronelle tree, pimento, red cinnamon, white cinnamon, wild clove

Sources

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    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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