Brazilian peppertree Anacardiaceae Schinus terebinthifolius

Leaf:Evergreen, alternate, pinnately compound, 3 to 12 inches long, drooping (often curved) foliage with 3 to 13 ovate to lanceolate entire or serrate leaflets (very immature leaves may be toothed) each 1 to 2 inches long, reddish sometimes winged rachis, turpentine fragrance, shiny green to yellow-green above and paler below with pale midribs.
Flower:Species is dioecious; small flowers with 5 white petals and yellow centers, in 2-3 inch clusters, appearing in late summer to early fall.
Fruit:Pink to red, round, berry-like, 1/8 to 1/4 inch across in tight, peppery fragrance, ripen in midwinter and persisting with the meat drying out and the papery skin remaining on the seed.
Twig:Yellow-green, leaf scars are narrow and broadly v-shaped.
Bark:Initially smooth gray-brown, later becoming irregularly furrowed with reddish brown splits and grayish ridges.
Form:A small (up to 40 feet) tree with a spreading crown, branch tips drooping.

leaf flower fruit twig bark form map

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