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Growing to 1.5–3 m (4 ft 11 in – 9 ft 10 in) tall, it is a deciduous shrub. The leaves are obovate to oblong, 4–10 cm long and 2–4 cm broad, with a serrated margin; they are green turning yellow-golden during the autumn. The flowers are white or very pale pink, 5–10 mm in diameter, and have a sweet, somewhat cloying fragrance. [2]
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.
Schinus molle (Peruvian pepper, also known as American pepper, Peruvian peppertree, escobilla, false pepper, rosé pepper, molle del Peru, pepper tree, [4] peppercorn tree, California pepper tree, pirul, [5] Peruvian mastic, [6] Anacahuita or Aguaribay [7] and Pepperina [8]) is an evergreen tree that grows to 15 meters (50 feet).
Schinus: pepper trees; Schinus molle: Peruvian pepper tree Anacardiaceae (cashew family) Schinus terebinthifolius: Brazilian pepper tree Anacardiaceae (cashew family) Spondias: mombins; Spondias dulcis: Tahitian apple; Otaheite apple; golden apple; ambarella Anacardiaceae (cashew family) Spondias mombin: yellow mombin; Javanese hog plum
Clethra acuminata, the mountain pepper bush, is a shrub native to the Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern United States. [3] It has been reported from the states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee, primarily from deciduous forests at elevations of 500–1,400 m (1,600–4,600 ft).
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 Piperaceae (/ ˌ p ɪ p ə ˈ r eɪ ʃ iː /), also known as the pepper family, are a large family of flowering plants. The group contains roughly 3,600 currently accepted species in five genera. The group contains roughly 3,600 currently accepted species in five genera.
Comptonia peregrina is a deciduous shrub, growing to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall. The leaves of the plant are linear to lanceolate, 3–15 cm (1.2–5.9 in) long and 0.3–3 cm (0.1–1.2 in) broad, with a lobed margin; they give off a sweet odor, especially when crushed. Plants are monoecious with separate unisexual flowers. The staminate flowers grow ...