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unusual facts about Brazilian pepper



Black pepper

Pink pepper from Piper nigrum is distinct from the more-common dried "pink peppercorns", which are actually the fruits of a plant from a different family, the Peruvian pepper tree, Schinus molle, or its relative the Brazilian pepper tree, Schinus terebinthifolius.

Environmental issues in Hawaii

Species such as the strawberry guava (Psidium cattleianum), and christmasberry (Schinus terebinthifolius) have spread across wide areas, competing with native species and altering the natural ecosystem.

Gulbenkian Park

The natural vegetation chosen consists of feathery pampas grass, Brazilian pepper (schinnis terrebinthus) tree with small leaves, ribbon gum, Turkey oak, eucalyptus and poplars.


see also

Christmasberry

Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian Pepper, family Anacardiaceae), native to South America but introduced and invasive in many tropical and subtropical areas