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Taxon: Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi

Genus: Schinus
Family: Anacardiaceae subfamily: Anacardioideae.
Nomen number: 70672
Place of publication: Mem. Mat. Fis. Soc. Ital. Sci. Modena, Pt. Mem. Fis. 18:399. 1820
Name verified on: 03-Jul-2001 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 30-Mar-2009
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

SPECIES RESTRICTED BECAUSE STATE NOXIOUS WEED
A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links to state information or web documents:
FLª*, TXª.
ªAquatic. *Terrestrial. °In seed.
Link to noxious weed information from Invaders Database System

See also subordinate taxa:


Common names:

  • Brazilian peppertree   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English
  • Christmasberry-tree   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  • Brasiliaanse peperboom   (Source: Weeds SAfr 2001 ) – Afrikaans
  • faux poivrier   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – French
  • copal   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Spanish
  • pimienta de Brasil   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Spanish
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Economic importance:

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Distributional range:

      Native:
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Brazil: Brazil - Alagoas, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Parana, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo
    Southern South America: Argentina - Corrientes, Misiones; Paraguay - Alto Parana, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canendiyu, Central, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Paraguari, San Pedro; Uruguay

      Naturalized: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • naturalized in s. Europe, n. & s. Africa, tropical Asia, Australia, New Zealand, United States (including Hawaii), West Indies, & Mascarenes

      Cultivated:
  • widely cultivated

References:

  • Angely, J. A. 1965. Flora analitica do Parana. (L Parana) ["terebinthifolius"].
  • Berhaut, J. 1971–. Flore illustrée du Senegal. (F Senegal) ["terebinthifolius"].
  • Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants. Florida state list aquatic & wetland noxious weeds - from Department of Environmental Protection - on-line document. (FL AquaNoxweed)
  • Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. In J. O. Luken & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions. (Pl Invasion)
  • Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. (CRC MedHerbs ed2) ["terebinthifolius"].
  • Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage. (Zander ed17) ["terebinthifolius"].
  • Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979–1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. (L Micrones) ["terebinthifolius"].
  • Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973–. Flora of Ecuador. (F Ecuador) ["terebinthifolius"].
  • Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12. (Weeds SAfr 2001) ["terebinthifolius"].
  • Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. (F CalifJep) ["terebinthifolius"].
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard)
  • IPGRI. New World Fruits Database - on-line resource. (New World Fruits)
  • Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. (Econ Pl Aust) ["terebinthifolius"].
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3) ["terebinthifolius"].
  • McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. (Herbs Commerce ed2) ["terebinthifolius"].
  • Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970–. Flora of [West] Pakistan. (F Pak) ["terebinthifolius"].
  • Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) - on-line resource. (Pl Names)
  • Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. (Dict Rehm) ["terebinthifolius"].
  • Reitz, R., ed. 1965–. Flora ilustrada catarinense. (F SCatarin) ["terebinthifolius"].
  • Spichiger, R., ed. 1985–. Flora del Paraguay. (F Parag) ["terebinthifolia"].
  • Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948–. Flora malesiana. (F Males) [mentions].
  • Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea. (F Eur) ["terebinthifolia"].
  • Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. (Invasive Pl Spec) ["terebinthifolius"].
  • Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943–1980. Flora of Panama. (F Panama) ["terebinthifolius"].
  • Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74., 1999 (L Argent) ["terebinthifolia"].
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Check other databases for Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi:

  • Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
  • Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
  • New World Fruits Database: Online database from Bioversity International
  • PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
  • ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority for Schinus terebinthifolia cultivars
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Images:

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  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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