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Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr.

Synonym	:	Pimenta officinalis Lindl.
Family	:	Myrtaceae
Local name	:	English - All spice Malayalam - Sarvasugandhi
Flowering and fruiting period	:	March-June
Distribution	:	Native of Central America
Distribution in Kerala	:	All Districts
Habitat	:	Cultivated
IUCN Status	:	Least concerned
Endemic/Exotic	:	Exotic
Uses	:	It is used in the treatment of high blood pressure, obesity, digestive problems, menstrual cramps and abdominal pain.
Key Botanical Characters: Small dioecious evergreen tree, up to 7-10 m tall. The bark is pale silver-brown, smooth and shiny. Leaves simple, opposite and aromatic. Flowers white, in panicles (pyramidal cymes) bloom from the upper leaf axils. Petals 4, 3-4 mm long, stamens numerous. Fruits are reddish-brown in colour. Fruit berry; seeds 2.