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Schinus molle
Sign in to saveAlso known as Peruvian pepper, American pepper, Peruvian peppertree, false pepper, pepper tree, peppercorn tree, California pepper tree, pepperina
species of plant
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilyAnacardiaceae
Nativa do Brasil. Não é endêmica do Brasil. Ocorre no Brasil: Sim. Distribuição geográfica: Sul (PR, RS, SC).
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,786
- With media
- 1,267
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Collections
- UTEP, CHAS, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, NMMNHS, CMN, FCB-BUAP
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Argentina
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Encyclopedic overview
Tree in Brazil, with no fruits or flowers Schinus molle (Peruvian pepper, also known as American pepper, Peruvian peppertree, escobilla, false pepper, rosé pepper, molle del Peru, pepper tree, peppercorn tree, California pepper tree, pirul, Peruvian mastic, anacahuita or aguaribay and pepperina) is an evergreen tree that grows to 15 m (50 ft). It is native to an area from the Peruvian Andes to southern Brazil. The bright pink fruits of S. molle are often sold as "pink peppercorns", although it is unrelated to black pepper (Piper nigrum). The word molle in Schinus molle comes from mulli, the Quechua word for the tree. The tree is host to the pepper-tree moth, Bombycomorpha bifascia.
Description
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