Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Sapindales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Schinus terebinthifolia
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
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INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schinus terebinthifolius var. raddianus
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
INCLUDING & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Schinus terebinthifolia var. raddianus
INCLUDING & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Schinus terebinthifolia var. rhoifolius
INCLUDING & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Schinus terebinthifolius var. raddianus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Schinus terebinthifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Schinus terebinthifolius
COMMON NAME:
Brazilian Peppertree, Brazilian-pepper, Christmasberry Tree
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Schinus terebinthifolia
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schinus terebinthifolius var. raddianus
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
INCLUDING & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Schinus terebinthifolia var. raddianus
INCLUDING & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Schinus terebinthifolia var. rhoifolius
INCLUDING & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Schinus terebinthifolius var. raddianus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Schinus terebinthifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Schinus terebinthifolius
4159
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: Disturbed areas, and an aggressive invader of pine savannas, hammocks, and other natural areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Brazil & Paraguay
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Forest Health Assessment & Applied Sciences Team: New Invaders of the Southeast
- US Forest Service Southern Research Station
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Odd-pinnately compound: 3-13 leaflets
Alternate
Leaflets are sessile.
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
White
Radially symmetrical
5 petals
Unisexual
Flowers in axillary clusters on new stems
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p070
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010) p002
- New Invaders of the Southeast (Rawlins et al., 2018) p069
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p322
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