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Taxon: Schinus molle L.

Genus: Schinus
Family: Anacardiaceae.
Nomen number: 70668
Place of publication: Sp. pl. 1:388. 1753
Typification: View record from Linnaean Plant Name Typification Project of the Natural History Museum of London.
Name verified on: 24-Oct-2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 24-Oct-2000
Species priority site is: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Miami (MIA).
Accessions: 1 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions ) or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.


See also subordinate taxa:


Common names:

  • California peppertree   (Source: Dict Rehm )
  • peppertree   (Source: F Guat )
  • Peruvian mastictree   (Source: Websters Dict )
  • Peruvian peppertree   (Source: Herbs Commerce ed2 )
  • faux poivrier   (Source: Dict Rehm ) [French]
  • molée des jardins   (Source: HerbSpices ) [French]
  • poivrier d'Amérique   (Source: Dict Rehm ) [French]
  • Pfefferbaum   (Source: Dict Rehm ) [German]
  • aroeira-do-Amazonas   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) [Portuguese (Brazil)]
  • aroeira-folha-de-salso   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) [Portuguese (Brazil)]
  • aroeiro-mole   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) [Portuguese (Brazil)]
  • corneiva   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) [Portuguese (Brazil)]
  • pimenteira-do-Peru   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) [Portuguese (Brazil)]
  • aguaribai   (Source: Dict Rehm ) [Spanish]
  • molle   (Source: F Patag ) [Spanish]
  • pimientero falso   (Source: Dict Rehm ) [Spanish]
  • pirul   (Source: Dict Rehm ) [Spanish]
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Economic importance:

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Distributional range:

Native:
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Brazil: Brazil - Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina
    Western South America: Bolivia - Cochabamba, La Paz, Potosi, Tarija; Ecuador - Azuay, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Imbabura, Loja, Pichincha, Tungurahua; Peru - Ancash, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Cuzco, Huanuco, Ica, Junin, La Libertad, Lima, Moquegua, Pasco, Tacna
    Southern South America: Argentina - Catamarca, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Jujuy, La Rioja, Misiones, Salta, San Luis, Santa Fe, Tucuman; Chile [n.]; Paraguay - Caaguazu, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones; Uruguay
Other:
  • widely cultivated, naturalized in tropical & s. Africa, temperate Asia, Australia, New Zealand, United States (including Hawaii), & Galapagos

References:

  • Berhaut, J. 1971–. Flore illustrée du Senegal. (F Senegal)
  • Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. (L Peru)
  • Correa, M. N. 1969–. Flora patagonica. (F Patag)
  • Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. (CRC MedHerbs ed2)
  • Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. (Zander ed13)
  • Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973–. Flora of Ecuador. (F Ecuador)
  • Killeen, T. J. et al. 1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia. (Trees Bolivia)
  • Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. (Econ Pl Aust)
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3)
  • Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936–1971. Flora of Peru.; new ser. 1980- (F Peru)
  • McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. (Herbs Commerce ed2)
  • Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970–. Flora of [West] Pakistan. (F Pak)
  • 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)
  • Reitz, R., ed. 1965–. Flora ilustrada catarinense. (F SCatarin)
  • Spichiger, R., ed. 1985–. Flora del Paraguay. (F Parag)
  • Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946–1976. Flora of Guatemala. (F Guat)
  • Standley, P. C. 1920. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23:1-1721. (TreesS Mex)
  • Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea. (F Eur)
  • Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. (Invasive Pl Spec)
  • Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943–1980. Flora of Panama. (F Panama)
  • 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)
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Synonyms:


Check other databases for Schinus molle L.:

  • Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
  • Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
  • 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 molle 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:

  • Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
More:
  • 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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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
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