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Schinus molle L.

molle, falso pimentero, anacahuita, australian pepper, California pepper tree, pepper tree

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It is has environmental uses and social uses, as animal food, a poison, a medicine and invertebrate food and for fuel and food (POWO, 2022)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Sapindales

Family
Anacardiaceae

Genus
Schinus

Species
molle

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Schinus angustifolia Sessé & Moc.

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1987

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Its native range is Peru to N. Chile, S. Brazil to NE. Argentina (POWO,2022)

References

  • Lawesson, J.E. (s.a.) Pers. obs. field notes, collections 1985-7.
  • Clavijo, P. Valdebenito, H. & Hurtado, F. (1991) Plantas introducidas en las areas urbanas de las islas Galapagos. Typescript reports in files of Botany Dept.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Quintana, M.C. (2010) Wild plants in the dry valleys around Quito-Ecuador. Publicaciones del Herbario QCA, PUCE. Quito-Ecuador, 266 pp.
  • Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
  • Lawesson, J.E. (1987) Plantas exóticas en las Islas Galápagos, un resumen. Memorias. Taller sobre investigación Botánica y manejo en Galápagos. Pg. 17-23.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Schinus molle", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=179. Accessed 8 May 2025.