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Peruvian Pepper Tree
Peruvian Pepper Tree
Schinus molle
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
50-150 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Arid scrubland
Range
South America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

The Peruvian Pepper Tree, native to the Andes from Peru to southern Brazil, is a 15 m. evergreen tree with bright pink fruits called "pink peppercorns" that are unrelated to black pepper. The tree is host to the pepper-tree moth, Bombycomorpha bifascia, which feeds on the tree's leaves.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Anacardiaceae
Genus
Schinus
Species
Schinus molle