Pimenta haitiensis

Canelilla de Jaragua (Pimenta haitiensis) tree in Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

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

Name

Pimenta haitiensis (Urb.) Landrum, 1984

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Dominican Republic References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

leaves of Pimenta haitiensis

References

• Tucker, A. et al., 2011. Volatile Leaf Oils of Caribbean Myrtaceae. III. Pimenta haitiensis (Urban) Landrum of the Dominican Republic. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3:471

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Pimenta haitiensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Pimenta haitiensis. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 14 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Pimenta haitiensis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 14.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Pimenta haitiensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Dec. 2018.

Vernacular names

español: canelilla, canelilla de Jaragua

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