Common name
English: Brazilian pepper
German: Brasilianischer Pfefferbaum
Portuguese: Aroeira-vermelha
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Sapindales (71)
Family: Anacardiaceae (19)(family description)
Genus: Schinus (2)
Epithet: terebinthifolia Raddi (1)
Synonyms: Sarcotheca bahiensis Turcz., Schinus mellisii Engl., Schinus mucronulatus Mart.
bahiensis => from Bahia, Brazil
mucronulatus => with a very short, hard, pointed tip
terebinthifolia => leaves resembling those of Pistacia terebinthus
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: tree
Flower colour: green, yellow