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Schinus terebinthifolia is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to subtropical and tropical South America.Common names include Brazilian peppertree, [2] aroeira, rose pepper, broadleaved pepper tree, [3] wilelaiki (or wililaiki), [4] Christmasberry tree [5] and Florida holly. [6]
The campaign raised more than $100,000 to remove exotic invasive plants, including lygodium and Brazilian Pepper, and introduce native trees in their place. Crews are now picking up the tree ...
The Brazilian pepper tree is native to Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil, but was brought to Florida in the mid-1800s as an ornamental plant. [10] The introduction of the Brazilian pepper has disturbed the biodiversity of the Florida ecosystem, as one of the most widespread of the invasive non-indigenous pest plants in Florida.
Brazilian pepper trees (Schinus) are trees native to South America, whose ornamental introduction lead to a process of biological invasion in more than 20 countries. [2]In US states of Florida and Hawaii, the introduction of the sawfly H. hubrichi was proposed as a controlling mechanism against the Brazilian pepper tree's dispersion, due to the high host specificity it shows.
Brazilian pepper, Florida holly, Christmas berry, pepper tree Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay / 1840s Landscaping Brazilian pepper was marketed as a southern alternative to holly. Birds and small mammals have spread its seeds by eating the red berries and expelling them from their digestive tracts, allowing the plants to establish in very remote ...
The Brazilian pepper was introduced as an ornamental plant to Florida by at latest 1891, probably earlier, [6] where it has spread rapidly since about 1940, [7] and eventually became invasive in the area where it is often referred to as "Florida Holly".
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) [5] is the source of the spice known as pink peppercorn.
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