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Shrubs or trees, rarely with thorns, and with contact dermatitis-causing exudate. Leaves alternate, imparipinnate (rarely paripinnate or simple), petiolate; rhachis often winged; leaflets sessile to subsessile. Flowers in terminal and/or axillary, spike-like pseudoracemes, panicles, or leiothyrses; dioecious. Male flowers: calyx (4-)5-partite; petals (4-)5-partite; disk 8-10-lobed, cup-shaped; pistillode present; stamens (8-)10, in two whorls of different lengths. Female flowers: perianth similar to male; disk 8-10-lobed, disc-shaped; staminodes present; carpels 3; styles (1-)3; stigmas 3, capitate. Drupe small, spherical; exocarp purple to red, thin at maturity, separating from mesocarp; mesocarp resinous, fleshy, adhering to bony endocarp; 1-locular. [Description contributed by Dr Susan Pell]
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Schinus Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/genus.php?genus_id=1642
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Schinus

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Schinus is a genus of flowering trees and tall shrubs in the sumac family, Anacardiaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as pepper trees. The Peruvian pepper tree (Schinus molle)[5] is the source of the spice known as pink peppercorn.[6]

The species of Schinus are native to South America, ranging from Peru and northeastern Brazil to southern South America.[4] Some species (e.g. Schinus terebinthifolia) have become an invasive species outside their natural habitats. Schinus polygama, although less well known, is also potentially weedy in mesic areas.

Etymology

The generic name is derived from the Greek word for Pistacia lentiscus, Σχίνος (schinos), which it resembles.[7] Considerable historic confusion has existed as to the correct gender of the genus name; as of 2015, this has been resolved with the determination that the correct gender of Schinus is feminine (rather than masculine), and adjectival names within the genus must be spelled accordingly.[8]

Species

34 species are currently accepted:[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Genus: Schinus L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  2. ^ Linnaeus, C. (1753), Species Plantarum 1: 388
  3. ^ "Schinus L." TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  4. ^ a b c Schinus L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. ^ Seidemann, Johannes (2005). World spice plants. Springer. p. 337. ISBN 978-3-540-22279-8.
  6. ^ Allen, Gary (2007). The Herbalist in the Kitchen. University of Illinois Press. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-0-252-03162-5.
  7. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Vol. IV R-Z. Taylor & Francis US. p. 2405. ISBN 978-0-8493-2678-3.
  8. ^ Zona, S. (2015). The correct gender of Schinus (Anacardiaceae). Phytotaxa, 222(1), 75–77. doi:https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.222.1.9
  9. ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Schinus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
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Schinus: Brief Summary

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Schinus molle

Schinus is a genus of flowering trees and tall shrubs in the sumac family, Anacardiaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as pepper trees. The Peruvian pepper tree (Schinus molle) is the source of the spice known as pink peppercorn.

The species of Schinus are native to South America, ranging from Peru and northeastern Brazil to southern South America. Some species (e.g. Schinus terebinthifolia) have become an invasive species outside their natural habitats. Schinus polygama, although less well known, is also potentially weedy in mesic areas.

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