Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus

Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Pimenta
Species:
P. pseudocaryophyllus
Binomial name
Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus
(Gomes) Landrum

Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus, popularly known as cataia, craveiro or louro-cravo, is a species from the family Myrtaceae.

It is largely distributed in pantropical and subtropical regions, including Central America and South America.[1][2]

  1. ^ Fajemiroye, J. O. (2012). Central activities of pimenta pseudocaryophyllus (gomes) L.R. landrum. Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 2(1), 118-122.
  2. ^ Paula, Joelma Abadia Marciano de; Silva, Maria do Rosário Rodrigues; Costa, Maysa P.; Diniz, Danielle Guimarães Almeida; Sá, Fabyola A. S.; Alves, Suzana Ferreira; Costa, Élson Alves; Lino, Roberta Campos; Paula, José Realino de (2012). "Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial, Antinociceptive, and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Two Chemotypes of Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus(Myrtaceae)". Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012: 420715. doi:10.1155/2012/420715. PMC 3469278. PMID 23082081. ( Paula et al., 2012)