Organic Allspice

Organic Allspice, Pimenta dioica  (formerly Pimenta officinalis), comes from the family Myrtaceae  (myrtle family) and is closely related to clove, eucalyptus, guava and the bay rum tree. Allspice is the only spice that is grown exclusively in the Western Hemisphere and is native to the Caribbean (Jamaica), Mexico, Central America (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras) and South America (Brazil, Leeward Isle).