*Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi. Common name: Brazilian-pepper, Christmasberry Tree. Phenology: Apr-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas, and an aggressive invader of pine savannas, hammocks, and other natural areas. Distribution: Native of Brazil and Paraguay. A noxious invasive in the FL peninsula. Reported for Beaufort County, SC (Bradley et al. [in prep.]). Reported as seeding down in 1990 from adult plants that were removed, in Ouachita County, AR (Serviss & Peck 2022).
Origin/Endemic status: South America
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl4, FNA13, WH3, (basionym); = n/a — RAB, S; = Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi — Bah, GW2, orthographic variant; > Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi var. raddiana Engl.; > Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi var. raddianus Engl. — K4, orthographic variant; > Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi var. rhoifolia (Mart.) Engl.; > Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi var. rhoifolius (Mart.) Engl. — K4, orthographic variant; > Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi var. terebinthifolia — POWO; > Schinus terebinthifolius var. acutifolius — NS; > Schinus terebinthifolius var. pohliana — NS; > Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi var. raddianus Engl., orthographic variant
Links to other floras: = Schinus terebinthifolia - FNA13
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
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