Characteristics
Dicots
Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi
BRAZILIAN PEPPER
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This species was purposely introduced into Florida possibly around 1898 (Williams et al. 2005). As an invasive species, biological control agents are being sought (Wheeler et al. 2017), with two proposed for use: Calophya latiforceps and Pseudophilothrips ichini. This plant contains cardanol, a molecule similar to urushiols that can be irritating to some persons exposed to it (Morton 1978; Stahl et al. 1983). The specific epithet has been determined to appropriately be "terebinthifolia" in accord with a feminine genus, although "terebinthifolius" has been used frequently (Zona 2015).
Not Native
FAC (NWPL)
FISC(I)
AD (WAP)
FAC (DEP)
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Classification
Citation
SCHINUS TEREBINTHIFOLIA Raddi, Quar. Piant. Nuov. Bras. 20. 1820.
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Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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Specimens and Distribution
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