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  • COMMON NAME: Schinus terebinthifolius
  • ARABIC: فلفل عريض
  • BOTANICAL NAME: Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi
  • FAMILY: ANACARDIACEAE
  • KIND: Introduced
  • EMIRATE: Abu-Dhabi , Dubai
  • CATEGORIES: Fodder (F) Landscape (L)
  • GROWTH FORMS: Tree
  • HABITATS: Sandy
  • TYPES: Perennial
Karim FM and Dakheel AG. Salt-tolerant plants of the United Arab Emirates. 2006. International Center for Biosaline Agriculture, Dubai, UAE. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/image-display.php?species_id=163810&image_id=4 http://www.plantsystematics.org/imgs/kcn2/r/Anacardiaceae_Schinus_terebinthifolius_8237.html
Highly salt tolerant, allelopathic, fruits are eaten by birds, used as an ornamental plant.
A round-headed, evergreen, aromatic tree, 2-6 meters. Plants grown for their graceful habit and resistance to very dry conditions. Stems with many branches. Leaves pinnate, composed of 7 leaflets, each lanceolate-elliptical, entire, wavy margins, 3-6cm long, 2-4cm broad. Drooping panicles of tiny cream flowers (in clusters), male and female flowers on the same or separate trees. Fruit round red berries. Flowering in spring.
Cultivated, makes excellent shade tree in salty places. Flowering in spring.
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